dumba

noun

dum·​ba

ˈdəmbə,

ˈdu̇m-

plural -s

: a fat-tailed sheep of Bokhara and the Kyrgyz steppe that furnishes astrakhan

Word History

Etymology

Persian, from dumb tail; akin to Old High German zumpho penis, Arabic duma- tail, Old English tæppa tap

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