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Corriedale

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A hornless sheep of a breed developed in New Zealand and Australia, raised for its meat and dense wool.
  • noun The wool of this sheep.

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  • proper noun A dual-purpose sheep breed, a cross between Merino and Lincoln sheep.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Corriedale, the sheep run in New Zealand where development of the breed was begun in the 1860s.]

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Examples

  • I won her birthday-comment drawing last week and this gorgeous fiber is the spinning prize, so beautifully dyed Corriedale!

    Archive 2006-05-01 The Raven 2006

  • My friend made me a spindle, and bought me 100g of Corriedale from Winghams, as she knew I would never get around to it.

    My Old Man Louet S10. Spinningfishwife 2006

  • I won her birthday-comment drawing last week and this gorgeous fiber is the spinning prize, so beautifully dyed Corriedale!

    Thanks! The Raven 2006

  • We raised shorthorn and Hereford, and Corriedale sheep.

    The Legacy of Heorot Niven, Larry 1987

  • Police found the 28-year-old man at around 6pm AEDT on Saturday at the intersection of Cartwright Avenue and Corriedale Street in Miller following reports of a crash.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2012

  • In 1922 he bought de Kerilleau in Wodonga, breeding shorthorn cattle, Corriedale sheep and horses and with his wife, Lenore, raised four children: Ian, Bob, Rosemary and Faith.

    The Border Mail - Front Page 2010

  • In 1922 he bought de Kerilleau in Wodonga, breeding shorthorn cattle, Corriedale sheep and horses and with his wife, Lenore, raised four children: Ian, Bob, Rosemary and Faith.

    The Border Mail - Front Page 2010

  • This was at the Oregon State Fair, 1975, with my Corriedale sheep, which I showed for my FFA project.

    Nicholas D. Kristof 2009

  • More About Milk Sheep may recall, we keep a small flock of Corriedale sheep on our place in Minnesota.

    Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles 2009

  • This was at the Oregon State Fair, 1975, with my Corriedale sheep, which I showed for my FFA project.

    Nicholas D. Kristof 2009

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