Definitions
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- adjective (of sheep) having relatively long wool
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Examples
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Noils are divided into classes, namely, long-wool noils, short or fine-wool noils, mohair noils, and alpaca noils.
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We may learn whether it is best to buy American-made macaroni or the imported variety; whether French silks and gloves are superior to those made in America; what "shoddy" is, what we may expect from it if we buy it, how much it is worth in comparison with long-wool fabrics, how to know whether shoddy is being offered us when we buy.
Vocational Guidance for Girls Marguerite Stockman Dickson
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But as it is necessary to have some mangel-wurzel and Swede turnips for the Ayrshire cows and long-wool sheep next winter and spring, select the cleanest and richest land that can be found that was under cultivation last season.
Talks on Manures A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Between the Author and the Deacon, the Doctor, and other Neighbors, on the Whole Subject Joseph Harris 1860
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They are long-wool sheep; from these did Jason take his golden fleece.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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It has gone with Stratford's place as the top qualifier among 12 for Saturday morning's national semi-final, after five qualifying rounds at Alexandra (merino), Waimate (long-wool),
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