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Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England. Southdown sheep , a celebrated breed of shortwooled, hornless sheep, highly valued on account of the delicacy of their flesh. So called from the South

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Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England. Southdown sheep , 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.

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