Gloucester Old Spots

noun plural but singular in construction

-ˈōl(d)zˌpäts,

-)ˌsp-

: an old British breed of hardy black-and-white-spotted swine now chiefly used for crossbreeding

Word History

Etymology

from Gloucester, county in England, where the breed was developed

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