Herdwick
Meaning of Herdwick
noun
a sheep of a hardy mountain breed from the north of England.
early 19th century: from (now obsolete) herdwick ‘pasture ground’ (see herd, wick2), perhaps because this breed originated in the pasture grounds of Furness Abbey.
Information about Herdwick
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Hyphenation of Herdwick
Herd-wick
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- Herdwick is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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