Dorset

1 of 2

noun (1)

Dor·​set ˈdȯr-sət 

: any of a breed of domestic white-faced sheep originally developed in Dorset, England

Dorset Horn

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or less commonly dorset

1

: an English breed of sheep with very large and in the ram much-coiled horns that has a close-textured fleece of medium-length wool and that has been much used for hothouse lamb production because of the early breeding of the ewes and the high percentage of twin lambs

2

or dorset horn plural Dorset Horns or dorset horns : a sheep of the Dorset Horn breed

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

from the county of Dorset, England

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Dorset

• corset

Geographical Definition

Dorset

geographical name

Dor·​set ˈdȯr-sət 

variants or Dorsetshire

ˈdȯr-sət-ˌshir 

-shər

county of southern England bordering the English Channel; capital Dorchester area 1062 square miles (2750 square kilometers), population 412,905