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sheep's back
noun
the wool industry AUSTRALIA- — Dymphna Cusack, Picnic Races, p. 150, 1962
- The sheep’s back supports Australia, they say; but less and less Australian backs are supporting wool fabrics. — Suzy Jarratt, Permissive Australia, p. 112, 1970
- While the nation rode to prosperity on the sheep’s back its face was shaded under a mountain of trapped rabbits whose fur was made into felt. — Nancy Keesing, Lily on the Dustbin, p. 105, 1984
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