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A moor and national park in Devon and Somerset, southern England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire, England, with white legs and face and black nostrils.
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noun
One of a breed of ponies native to the Exmoor district.
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stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pony
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horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
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Broader terms: domestic sheep, Ovis aries
History
From Old English Ex + mōr (“moor”), 'the wet land where the River Exe rises'.
