Ryeland

noun

Rye·​land

ˈrīlənd

1

: an old English breed of hardy hornless white-faced sheep producing high quality wool and quick-maturing lambs of good size

2

or ryeland plural Ryelands or ryelands : an animal of the Ryeland breed

Word History

Etymology

from Ryelands, district and hamlet in Herefordshire, England

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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