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HAMPSHIRE DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hampshire down mean?
• HAMPSHIRE DOWN (noun)
The noun HAMPSHIRE DOWN has 1 sense:
1. British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep
Familiarity information: HAMPSHIRE DOWN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Hampshire; Hampshire down
Hypernyms ("Hampshire down" is a kind of...):
domestic sheep; Ovis aries (any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin)
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