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Rambouillet definition

Ram·bouil·let (ram′bə lā′; Frrän bo̵̅o̅ ye′)

noun

any of a breed of large sheep originally bred in France from merino sheep imported from Spain: it yields long, fine wool and good-quality mutton

Etymology: after Rambouillet, town in N France

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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