Dorper

noun

Dor·​per

ˈdȯrpər

1

: a breed of mutton-type sheep with white body and black face and a pelt of mingled wool and hair developed in South Africa by crossing the blackhead Persian and the Dorset Horn breeds

2

or dorper plural Dorpers or dorpers : any sheep of the Dorper breed

Word History

Etymology

Dorset Horn + Persian (sheep)

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