- Southdown
- noun Etymology: South Downs, England Date: 1787 any of a breed of small medium-wooled hornless sheep of English origin
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Southdown
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Southdown — can mean one of several things:*Southdown is a breed of sheep *Southdown, New Zealand is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand **Southdown Freezing Works, a large abattoir in Auckland *Southdown is a local name for the area north of Worthing, Sussex … Wikipedia
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Southdown — South down , a. Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England. [1913 Webster] {Southdown sheep} (Zo[ o]l.), a celebrated breed of shortwooled, hornless sheep, highly valued on account of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Southdown — South down , n. A Southdown sheep. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Southdown — (spr. Saushdaun), englisches Schaf, in neuester Zeit in Deutschland behufs der Kreuzung zur Erzeugung von Fleischschafen eingeführt, von. großer Statur, mit langer, schlichter Wolle, weißem Gesicht u. weißen Beinen, ist hart, verträgt Märsche,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Southdown — (spr. ßauthdaun ), s. Schaf, S. 674 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Southdown — (izg. sàutdaun) m DEFINICIJA agr. pasmina ovaca razvijena u Engleskoj, rasprostranjena i po SAD u, daje vunu i meso ETIMOLOGIJA engl. prema istoimenom mjestu gdje su uzgojene … Hrvatski jezični portal
Southdown — [south′doun΄] n. [after SOUTH DOWNS] any of a breed of small, thickset sheep yielding a high quality short staple wool, but raised esp. for food … English World dictionary
Southdown — noun One of a particular English breed of small sheep. I saw a Southdown or two among the others in the flock … Wiktionary
Southdown Motor Services — Ltd operated bus and coach services in East and West Sussex and parts of Hampshire, in England. It was formed in 1915 and had various different owners throughout its history, being purchased by the National Bus Company in 1969. The company name… … Wikipedia
Southdown Train Station — is an unused station on the Southern Line of the Auckland suburban railway network. It is double tracked and has an island platform layout.Services were withdrawn by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) on 30 May 2004 due to low… … Wikipedia
