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Lamb

Lamb and mutton is the meat attained from the killing of domestic sheep. The meat of a sheep in its first year is lamb, the meat of juvenile sheep older than a year is called hogget, the meat of an adult sheep is called mutton.

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comeback

Meat products; Lamb

The progeny of a mating of a Merino with a British longwool sheep.

cast

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Unable to regain footing, possibly due to lying in a hollow with legs facing uphill and/or having a heavy fleece.

broad

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A wool which is on the strong side for its quality number, or for its type.

broomie

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A rouseabout in a shearing shed.

butt

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An underweight bale of greasy wool in a standard wool pack.

callipyge

Meat products; Lamb

A natural genetic mutation that produces extremely muscled hindquarters in sheep. These lambs are found in the US and lack tenderness.

broken-mouth

Meat products; Lamb

A sheep which has lost or broken some of its incisor teeth, usually after the age of about six years.

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