Negretti

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Negretti

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Uncertain. Probably from Negretti, the name or title of the family which owned the strain.

noun Negretti · Negrettis · negretti · Negrette · negrette

A sheep of a Merino strain of Spanish origin, known for having very fine wool. If a man with large means intends to raise for wool merely, or principally, I leave it open to him to select Negrettes or Combwools, as both will pay with necessary care; and although I belong to the old merino school, I am last to deny the qualities of a Cotswold.

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@misc{negretti_2026,
  title = {Negretti},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/negretti},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}