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Negretti en · NOUN

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from Negretti, the name or title of the family which owned the strain.

Meanings

1. A sheep of a Merino strain of Spanish origin, known for having very fine wool.
   • If a man with large means intends to raise for wool merely, or principally, I leave it open to him to select Negrettes or Combwools, as both will pay with necessary care; and although I belong to the old merino school, I am last to deny the qualities of a Cotswold. 1871, C. C. Hutchinson, Resources and Development of Kansas: Fifteen Years Experience, Topeka, KS: C. C. Hutchinson, pages 131–132:

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