Teeswatern.
/ˈtiːzˌwɔːtə/ 1. Used attributively and absol. to designate a breed of long-wool sheep, originally developed in the Tees valley and recently revived; also, a sheep of this breed.
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belted1582
loaghtan1702
merino1780
Teeswater1786
Ryeland1790
Anglo-Merino1806
East Friesian1895
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
mug1596
down1721
Shropshire1768
Norfolk sheep1778
Ryeland1786
Southdown1786
Persian1794
Leicester1798
Southdowner1799
Ryeland1802
loaghtan1812
Manx loaghtan1812
herdwick1837
Wallachian1837
Norfolk1851
Teeswater1861
bluefaced Leicester1864
Rough Fell1871
Border Leicester1873
Mexican1878
Cheviot1883
fat-tail1888
pampas1892
pampas sheep1895
turbary1908
karakul1913
East Friesian1949
Texel1949
Norfolk Horn1961
Colbred1962
1786 G. Culley Observ. Live Stock 82 The Tees-water breed..differs from the Lincolnshire, in their wool not being so long and heavy.
1837 W. Youatt Sheep viii. 329 The wool of the Teeswater sheep was remarkably long and coarse.
1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xiv. 323 The domesticated sheep..embracing..the Old Leicester, and the Teeswater, or New Leicester.
1951 A. Fraser Sheep Husbandry (ed. 2) ii. 67 A local breed, the Teeswater Mug, is coming into greater prominence.
1967 Brit. Sheep Breeds (Brit. Wool Marketing Board) 69/1 The Teeswater ram has been found to cross extremely well with hill breeds.
1979 Country Life 6 Dec. 2228/3 The Longwool breeds being farmed in Britain today—the Teeswater, Romney and Leicesters are among the other best-known names.
2. attributive. = shorthorn n.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > shorthorn breeds
Durham1810
Teeswater1810
shorthorn1847
Shetland1849
Lincolnshire Red1897
Lincoln Red1903
milking shorthorn1910
Illawarra1911
dairy shorthorn1932
1810 J. Bailey Gen. View Agric. County of Durham xiv. 226 The short-horned kind..have for a great many years been known by the appellation of the Tees Water Breed.
1873 G. Armatage Cattle i. 9 These fine animals appear to have descended from the Teeswater breed.
1919 K. J. J. Mackenzie Cattle vii. 74 The bulk of the Teeswater or Holderness herds..were very famous for their milking qualities.
1950 G. T. Burrows Hist. Dairy Shorthorn Cattle i. 11 Men..believed in the dual-purpose merits of their ‘Teeswater’ breed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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