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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire, England, with white legs and face and black nostrils.
2. 2
   stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose wordnet
3. 3
   One of a breed of ponies native to the Exmoor district.
4. 4
   horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A moor and national park in Devon and Somerset, southern England.

Etymology

From Old English Ex + mōr (“moor”), 'the wet land where the River Exe rises'.

Related phrases

national park

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