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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DORSET DOWN

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Dorset Down is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DORSET DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dorset Down

Dorset Down

The Dorset Down is a breed of sheep native to the Dorset Downs region of England. It originated in the early 19th century from crosses of local and Hampshire ewes with Southdown rams. The breed is not closely related to the Dorset, which is a white-faced sheep. Dorset Downs are medium-sized, robust sheep with dark faces and short wool. Prior to the importation of Continental breeds like the Texel, the Dorset Down was a popular terminal sire breed in the United Kingdom. Today it is listed as a minority breed by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. It was also exported to North and South America, New Zealand and Australia, but remains fairly rare in those countries as well.

Definition of Dorset Down in the English dictionary

The definition of Dorset Down in the dictionary is a breed of stocky hornless sheep having a broad head, dark face, and a dense fleece: kept for lamb production.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DORSET DOWN

Dornbirn
dorneck
dornick
dornock
doronicum
Dorothy Dixer
dorp
Dorpat
dorper
Dors
dorsa
dorsad
dorsal
dorsal fin
dorsally
dorse
dorser
Dorset
Dorset Horn
Dorset Naga

WORDS THAT END LIKE DORSET DOWN

breakdown
Bridgetown
brown
crown
down
downtown
grown
Hampshire Down
known
North Down
on one´s own
out-of-town
own
Oxford Down
Provincetown
shown
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town
unknown
well-known

Synonyms and antonyms of Dorset Down in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Dorset Down» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

无角陶赛特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Dorset abajo
570 millions of speakers

English

Dorset Down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डोरसेट नीचे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دورست داون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дорсет Вниз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Dorset de Down
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডরসেট ডাউন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Dorset bas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dorset Down
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dorset Down-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドーセットダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도싯 다운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dorset Down
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Dorset xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டோர்செட் டவுன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डॉर्सेट डाऊन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aşağı Dorset
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Dorset Giù
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dorset dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дорсет вниз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Dorset jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Dorset Down
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Dorset Down
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Dorset Down
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dorset Down
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DORSET DOWN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Dorset Down

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DORSET DOWN»

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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
At any given weight the Southdown lambs are the fattest, the control purebreeding Romney and Coopworth are next, and the Dorset Down, Poll Dorset, and Suffolk are leanest. At 18 kg Southdown cross carcasses contained 36.2% fat and ...
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
of available Southdown 123 13 10 5 4 South Dorset Down 23 0 0 7 30 Dorset Down 24 1 4 2 8 Experiment 2 Southdown 195 45 23 2 1 South Dorset Down 76 6 8 9 12 Dorset Down 90 2 2 11 12 Cheviot 79 3 4 8 10 Romney 82 0 0 5 6 Suffolk ...
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Principles of Environmental Physics: Plants, Animals, and ...
Clean white coats of Dorset Down sheep had the largest reflection coefficient (ρ∗ = 0.79), and the same value was found for the reflection coefficient of the skin ρs after removing the fleece. Using Eq. (8.22) the corresponding value ...
John Monteith, Mike Unsworth, 2013
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Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats
Dorset Down This breed was fixed some 200 years ago by crossing the Southdown with the Dorset Horn. It is polled with a light brown face and legs. It is considerably larger than the Southdown, with a longer body and longer legs. It is more in ...
Graham R. Duncanson, 2012
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A History of British Livestock Husbandry, 1700-1900
In turn, this new Hampshire Down blood went into the making of the Dorset Down . The embryo of the Dorset Down was the local polled cousin of the Dorset Horn, into which some early improved Southdown blood was introduced, followed by ...
Robert Trow-Smith, 2013
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The Agrarian History of England and Wales: 1914-39
He noted eight breeds of ram - Devon Longwools and Closewools; Dorset Down and Dorset Horn; Southdown; Oxford Down; Rye- land, as well as rams of no known breed. Although the majority of farms kept to one breed of ewe with one ...
Edith Holt Whetham, Joan Thirsk, H. P. R. Finberg, 1978
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Dorset Cereals: The Breakfast Book: Wonderful Recipes and ...
... pipersfarm.com Chesil Smokery chesilsmokery.com Yeo Valley yeovalley.co. uk The TomatoStall thetomatostall.co.uk Dorset Down Mushrooms Dorset Blue Viney cheesedorsetblue.com Rowse Honey for wonderful honey rowsehoney.co. uk ...
Dorset Cereal, 2013
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The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles
∞dorsel See dorse. dorset [dohr′-set] (British usage) A coarse, low-grade cotton fabric made with two-ply warp and bump yarn filling in a plain weave. dorset down sheep A hornless variety of dorset horn sheep developed in England, one of ...
‎2013
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Healthy Production and Processing of Meat, Poultry and Fish ...
Breeds are coded in order of lean growth rate: 1, Dorset Horn: 2, Border Leicester : 3, Suffolk: 4, Poll Dorset: 5, Dorset Down: 6, Hampshire: 7. South Suffolk: 8. South Dorset Down: 9, Cheviot: 10, Southdown (unregistered): I1, Southdown ...
A.M. Pearson, T.R. Dutson, Thayne R. Dutson, 1997
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New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural ...
MATERIALS AND METHODS Animals Five Southdown, three Suffolk, and two Dorset Down rams, which had been progeny tested in other trials, were paddock mated to Romney ewes. Because sufficient paddocks were not available to allow  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DORSET DOWN»

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Dinmore Glorious takes the crown at Royal Three Counties show
Dorset Down (J.D. Legg, Dorset) Sup. and fem., B. Lugsden; res. sup. and male, B. Lugsden. Hampshire Down (G. Galbraith, Cumbria) Sup. «FG Insight, Jun 15»
2
Tourists lured to Cornwall by Poldark effect
Cornwall managed to push other West Country holiday counties Devon and Dorset down the popularity list. Wales was in third place, with ... «The National, Jun 15»
3
Highlights from Devon Show 2015
Dorset Down (R. Hyde, Dorset) Sup., W. D. Burrough and Sons Ltd; res., Mr J. Legg. Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset (R. Jones, Devon) Sup., Mr A. «FG Insight, May 15»
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The beacons of style show off this year's fashion trends ahead of the …
“My husband and two children have a flock of rare breed Dorset Down sheep. “I'm wearing a Young Farmers' gilet, a shirt from Next, red jeans ... «East Anglian Daily Times, May 15»
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Crime writer Minette Walters: 'I've done a lot of research into what …
... been attributed to rumoured reasons, ranging from writer's block to having become a full-time Bo Peep to her husband's flock of Dorset Down ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Dog attack that left eight cows dead sparks wave of public support …
Jill swain, of Weston-super-Mare, who keeps Dorset Down sheep and said her sheep were once attacked a few years ago, said: “Dreadful to ... «Western Morning News, Apr 15»
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VIDEO: Nice to meet ewe - thousands flock to Welling lambing day
Other varieties include Romney, Dorset Down and Herdwick. News Shopper: Share article. “Sheep are pregnant for five months and then ... «News Shopper, Apr 15»
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Supreme sheep reward requires effort
Less than half their ewes go to coopdale rams while the balance go to a terminal sire ram, usually a dorset down or southdown. «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»
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Only the strong survive
It is predominantly suffolk and texel, with dorset down, hampshire, east friesian and romney in small proportions. Daniell says the composite ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»
10
a reason to smile
Between the two properties, the brothers run 4000 romneys at Mangatuna, 1200 stud romney and tefron ewes, along with 300 dorset down ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»

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