Wilt|shire

Wilt|shire
Wilt|shire «WIHLT shihr, -shuhr», noun.
1. any one of an English breed of pure white sheep having long, spiraling horns.
2. = Wiltshire cheese. (Cf.Wiltshire cheese)
[< Wiltshire, a county in England]

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