Shropshire

(s̸hräp′s̸hir -)

noun

any of a breed of medium-sized, dark-faced sheep, orig. developed in Shropshire

county in W England: 1,347 sq mi (3,488 sq km); pop. 406,000

See Shropshire in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A historical region of western England on the Welsh border. It was part of the kingdom of Mercia during Anglo-Saxon times.

noun

A large hornless dark-faced sheep of a breed developed in Shropshire and raised for meat and wool.

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