'Southdown sheep' definitions:

Definition of 'Southdown sheep'

From: GCIDE
  • Southdown \South"down`\, a. Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England. [1913 Webster]
  • Southdown sheep (Zool.), a celebrated breed of shortwooled, hornless sheep, highly valued on account of the delicacy of their flesh. So called from the South Downs where the breed originated. [1913 Webster]