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Soay

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A primitive breed of domestic sheep descended from feral sheep on the island of Soay, Scotland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1961 August 3, Peter Jewell, The wild sheep of St Kilda, New Scientist, No. 246, page 268, These apparently wild Soay sheep have bred on the island for centuries, virtually untended by Man. They are a relic of primitive domestic sheep, little improved from their wild progenitors.

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Synonyms: Soay sheep

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