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BLACKIE, n.3 A black-faced sheep.Sc. 1998 Herald 14 Nov 27:
Islay Blackface breeder Brian Abbott raised only 30p a kilo dead weight last week for his best Blackies. ... It's only at the 90 butchers (list available from the BSBA) that you wll be able to ensure that you get the quality, flavour and succulence of the genuine Blackies.Sc. 1999 The Journal 3 Jun 8:
The first thing was teach the puppy that sheep are not cuddly toys to be chased and played with, so I took her into the lambing shed and put her in a pen with a Blackie ewe and her lamb.Sc. 2000 Scotsman 31 Jan 19:
I could see from the black legs poking stiffly over the edge of the front shovel that he had a dead ewe in there, probably a Blackie but maybe one of his Suffolks.
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