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Border Leicester

Bor·der Leices·ter [ bàwdər léstər ] (plural Bor·der Leices·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
breed sheep for wool and meat: a sheep with a white face and a long coat, belonging to a British breed valued for its wool and meat

[Because bred from the Cheviot sheep (from around the border between Scotland and England) and the Leicester sheep]
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