montadale

montadale
\\ˈmäntəˌdāl\ noun
Etymology: Montana state + dale (valley)
1. usually capitalized : an American breed of white-faced hornless sheep developed by crossing Cheviot and Columbia sheep and noted for its efficient production of a heavy fleece on a body of good meat conformation
2. -s often capitalized : a sheep of the Montadale breed

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/mon"teuh dayl'/, n.
one of a breed of white-faced, hornless sheep developed in the U.S. by crossing Cheviot rams and Columbia ewes, noted for their meat and heavy fleece.
[1945-50; MONTA(NA) + -dale, as in CORRIEDALE]

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