long-wool

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adjective

variants or long-wooled
ˈ⸗¦⸗
: of or relating to a class of domestic sheep that have long but coarse wool
Leicester, Cotswold, and Lincoln are breeds of long-wool sheep

longwool

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noun

: a long-wool sheep

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

long + wool or wooled, from wool + -ed

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“Long-wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-wool. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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