SINCE 1828
Dorper
noun
Dor·per
| \ ˈdȯrpər\
Definition of Dorper
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
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