Herdwick

Herdwick |ˈhəːdwɪk | ▶noun a sheep of a hardy mountain breed from the north of England. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from (now obsolete ) herdwick ‘pasture ground ’ (see herd, wick 2 ), perhaps because this breed originated in the pasture grounds of Furness Abbey.

Herdwick

Herdwick |ˈhəːdwɪk | ▶noun a sheep of a hardy mountain breed from the north of England. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from (now obsolete ) herdwick ‘pasture ground ’ (see herd, wick 2 ), perhaps because this breed originated in the pasture grounds of Furness Abbey.