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Definition of Merino sheep
1. Noun. White sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Merino Sheep
Literary usage of Merino sheep
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"In 1802 the first merinos known to have left pure descendants were taken to the
United States, and in 1809-1810 an importation (4000) of merino sheep was ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"merino sheep. Figs. 52, 53, 623-627. By Joseph E. Wing. Of the Merinos there are
several families, all of which are characterized by the production of fine ..."
3. Essay on Sheep: Their Varieties--account of the Merinos of Spain, France, &c by Robert R. Livingston (1813)
"The following observations on the management of merino sheep, ... Those arc the
merino sheep, of which there are computed to be about four or five millions, ..."
4. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1896)
"PROGRESSIVE merino sheep HUSBANDRY. When "Progressive merino sheep Husbandry"
was assigned as a topic for discussion, I seriously doubt if the responsible ..."
5. The North American Review by Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1815)
"But these returns are only from six states, and very imperfect even from those ;
as for instance, there was no return from Connecticut of any merino sheep, ..."
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