Soayn.

/ˈsəʊə/

Forms: also Soa.

Etymology: < Soay, the name of an island in the Western Isles.

Used absol. or attributively to designate a small, brownish, short-tailed sheep, Ovis aries, belonging to a variety once restricted to the island of Soay.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Scottish breeds

Shetland1794

Soay1906

Orkney sheep1912

1906 J. G. Millais Mammals Great Brit. III. 210 The history of the Soay sheep is unknown.

1912 R. Lydekker Sheep & its Cousins iv. 59 These small and half-wild Soa sheep belong to a group of breeds, or sub-breeds, which are widely distributed over Northern Europe.

1922 Nature 6 May 595/1 It will be gathered that the primitive sheep of Europe was of the Soay type.

1949 E. Coxhead Wind in West vi. 161 A chap..on a wee island north of Skye who's experimenting with the Soay sheep.

1970 Observer 26 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 35/2 The unusually leggy sheep..is a Soay.

1974 R. N. Campbell in P. A. Jewell Island Survivors ii. 28 The Soay sheep..is the most primitive domestic form in Europe.

1974 R. N. Campbell in P. A. Jewell Island Survivors ii. 31 The flocks..of Soays on Soay were left behind.

1979 Vole Feb. 45/2 The sheep that are used are Soays, small, brown, attractive animals. A few years ago this very ancient breed faced extinction. Today its future is assured.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	soay
释义	Soayn. /ˈsəʊə/ Forms: also Soa. Etymology: < Soay, the name of an island in the Western Isles. Used absol. or attributively to designate a small, brownish, short-tailed sheep, Ovis aries, belonging to a variety once restricted to the island of Soay. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Scottish breeds Shetland1794 Soay1906 Orkney sheep1912 1906 J. G. Millais Mammals Great Brit. III. 210 The history of the Soay sheep is unknown. 1912 R. Lydekker Sheep & its Cousins iv. 59 These small and half-wild Soa sheep belong to a group of breeds, or sub-breeds, which are widely distributed over Northern Europe. 1922 Nature 6 May 595/1 It will be gathered that the primitive sheep of Europe was of the Soay type. 1949 E. Coxhead Wind in West vi. 161 A chap..on a wee island north of Skye who's experimenting with the Soay sheep. 1970 Observer 26 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 35/2 The unusually leggy sheep..is a Soay. 1974 R. N. Campbell in P. A. Jewell Island Survivors ii. 28 The Soay sheep..is the most primitive domestic form in Europe. 1974 R. N. Campbell in P. A. Jewell Island Survivors ii. 31 The flocks..of Soays on Soay were left behind. 1979 Vole Feb. 45/2 The sheep that are used are Soays, small, brown, attractive animals. A few years ago this very ancient breed faced extinction. Today its future is assured. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1906
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