Southdown

[ south-doun ]

/ ˈsaʊθˌdaʊn /

one of an English breed of sheep, yielding mutton of high quality.

Origin of Southdown

1780–90; named after South Downs, where the breed was developed

These are the Southdown, and the Cotswold, Leicester, or other improved breeds of long-wooled sheep.

Rural Architecture |Lewis Falley Allen
Hail, thou purveyor of shrimps and honest prescriber of Southdown mutton!

The Newcomes |William Makepeace Thackeray
It resembles the Southdown more than any other breed, having the same grey, or brownish grey hue, and a similar shape.

The Stock-Feeder's Manual |Charles Alexander Cameron
Now as between the Merino and the Southdown sheep there is a great gulf fixed.

The Cassowary |Stanley Waterloo

At that season, we got excellent wild turkeys there, and good Southdown mutton, and one could not complain of such living.

Vanished Arizona |Martha Summerhayes

Southdown

/ (ˈsaʊθˌdaʊn) /

an English breed of sheep with short wool and a greyish-brown face and legs

C18: so called because it was originally bred on the South Downs