Rambouillet

(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

Origin: after Rambouillet, town in N France

See Rambouillet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of a breed of merino sheep of French origin, raised for wool and meat.

Origin:

Origin: After Rambouillet, a town of north-central France

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