long-wool

long-wool
adjective
(of sheep) having relatively long wool
Syn: ↑long-wooled
Similar to: ↑long

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adjective or long-wooled \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\
Etymology: long + wool or wooled, from wool + -ed
: of or relating to a class of domestic sheep that have long but coarse wool

Leicester, Cotswold, and Lincoln are breeds of long-wool sheep


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