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Definition of Cheviot
1. Noun. Hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool.
Definition of Cheviot
1. n. A valuable breed of mountain sheep in Scotland, which takes its name from the Cheviot hills.
Definition of Cheviot
1. Noun. a coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cheviot
1. a coarse fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheviot
Literary usage of Cheviot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1906)
"CHAPTER LV THE cheviot The native home of the cheviot breed of sheep is in the
border country between England and Scotland, especially in the counties of ..."
2. The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain by Sir Archibald Geikie (1897)
"Of these the largest and most interesting forms the mass of the cheviot Hills;
a second has been partially dissected by the sea along the coast south from ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"The cheviot is one of the mountain breeds of Scotland, named after a range of
grassy hills ... The cheviot is of medium size, hornless, face and legs white, ..."
4. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"The brand he forsook, and the horn he took But so wild a blast from the bugle
brast To 'say a gentle sound ; 170 That the cheviot rocked around. ..."
5. Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern by Reginald Brimley Johnson (1894)
"The fattest harts in all cheviot He said he would kill, and carry them away: “By
my faith,” said the ... This began on a Monday at morn, In cheviot the ..."
6. English Prose and Verse from Beowulf to Stevenson by Henry Spackman Pancoast (1915)
"THE HUNTING OF THE cheviot And a vow to God made he That he would hunt in the
mountains The Percy out of Northumberland, Of cheviot within days three, ..."
7. Old English Ballads by Francis Barton Gummere (1894)
"the cheviot has the latter form, and it occurs elsewhere sporadically. Rime within
the verse itself is less frequent: Earl Brand, 9; Gest, 354; Otterburn, ..."
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