A breed of sheep known for their thick fleece and wool production, originally developed in the Romney Marsh area of England.
Named after Romney Marsh in Kent, England, where the breed was developed in the 18th century. The word is a proper noun place name that became a common noun for the sheep breed.
Romney sheep are the scuba divers of the sheep world—they can walk through waterlogged marshes and swamps that would trap other sheep! That's why they were developed in the boggy Romney Marsh area and are still amazing at wet terrain.
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