SINCE 1828
long-wool
adjective
variants:
or long-wooled \ ˈ⸗¦⸗ \
Definition of long-wool
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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
nounDefinition of longwool (Entry 2 of 2)
: a long-wool sheep
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