dull
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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dull not sharp of wit XIII; not brisk XIV; not clear or bright; tedious XV. — MLG., MDu.
dul, corr. to OE.
dol stupid (:- *
dulaz), OS. (Du.)
dol. OHG.
tol (G.
toll).
Hence
dull vb. XIV.
dullard XV. prob. — MDu.
dull-,
dollaert.
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Bighorns' Biggest Problem
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 12/18/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...s approximately 1,000 bighorn sheep, nearly half of which...and Tieton River (70). Bighorn history in the United States...dwindled from more than 100 to less than a third of that in the...1995 and 1996, about 300 bighorn sheep died in the slopes along...that were grazing with the bighorns ...
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BIGHORNS MOVED FROM MONTANA TO LITTLE HOLE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...release: Forty-two bighorn sheep were released at two sites along the Little Hole Road below Flaming...Reservoir on Jan. 26. The bighorns, nine rams and 33 ewes...biologists believe the new bighorns have excellent genetics...were introduced from bighorns taken from native ...
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TEXAS BIGHORN SHEEP POPULATION CONTINUES TO FLOURISH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...reported sighting of a native bighorn sheep occurred in October...believe the last native Texas bighorns were gone by the early 1960s...landowners willing to protect bighorns and their habitat on their ranches, support from the Texas Bighorn Society and hunters, the...time. But, we're seeing a ...
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Sierra Bighorns Need Protection.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Parks; 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...There were undoubtedly at least ten times the number surviving...domestic varieties infected bighorns through nose-to-nose contact...to slow the loss of Sierra bighorns because hunting wasn't the...decimating factor on Sierra bighorns," says Wehausen. Today...acreage, have been removed from ...
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Montana bighorn sheep find new home in Utah
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/20/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...North American Wild Sheep. Bighorn sheep are not cheap. A helicopter...the) genetics (of its bighorn sheep). They should be a...of the biggest, healthiest bighorns I've ever seen." Upon...lambs - - were released near Little Hole on the Green River below...Gorge as some of the best bighorn ...
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Texas Rebuilding Bighorn Sheep Numbers
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/10/2006; 700+ words
; LUBBOCK, Texas - Bighorn sheep had all but disappeared...successful and now there are at least 822 of the agile animals...August tallied the desert bighorn sheep numbers, he said...may be as many as 1,000 bighorn sheep. "They occupy the...the 12 hunting permits for bighorns issued statewide ...
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Annual bighorn fest is Nov. 19, 20
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 11/11/2004; 700+ words
; ...a.m. with a 30-minute bighorn sheep presentation at the...more than 60 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep have been reintroduced...in Provo. The Utah County bighorns are thriving and now number...100 animals. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are found at several...It is a time of year when little ...
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SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP FINAL RECOVERY PLAN PLAN RELEASED
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...to recover the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep to a sustainable level...644-1766. The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep was listed as endangered...population has since increased to at least 400 individuals. Even though...sheep of both sexes occupy at least two essential herd units in...
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Come see majestic bighorns
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 11/7/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...It is a time of year when little else matters to the rams but...None of the Rocky Mountain bighorn are believed to have survived...management projects, desert bighorn numbers could jump from the...400, and the Rocky Mountain bighorn population from around 900...A small herd of California ...
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Coalition: Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Face Extinction; Government Action Sought to Save Monarch of Sierra Wilderness
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 2/9/1999; 700+ words
; ...trends continue, Sierra Nevada bighorn populations could begin disappearing within a few years. Bighorn sheep in the Sierra once extended...that there were probably at least 1,000 bighorn in these mountains prior to...Currently, virtually all Sierra bighorns are found on federal lands...
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Bighorn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bighorn river, 461 mi (741 km) long...Yellowstone River in S Mont. The Bighorn basin, part of the Missouri...Yellowtail dam is the nucleus of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation...junction of the Bighorn and the Little Bighorn rivers.
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Little Bighorn, Battle of The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Little Bighorn, Battle of The (25–26 June...strike the Indians, thought to be in the Little Bighorn Valley. Custer would march up...Custer attacked the Indian village on the Little Bighorn, which contained about 7,000...
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Little Bighorn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Little Bighorn river, c.90 mi (145 km) long, rising in the Bighorn Mts...Cheyenne warriors defeated the forces of Col. George Custer in the Little Bighorn valley. The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (formerly Custer Battlefield...
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Little Bighorn, Battle of the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Little Bighorn, Battle of the (1876).This clash...strike the Indians, thought to be in the Little Bighorn Valley. Custer would march up...and attacked the Indian village on the Little Bighorn. It contained about 7,000 people...
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Little Bighorn, Battle of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
LITTLE BIGHORN, BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN, BATTLE OF (25 June 1876). The Sioux Indians in Dakota...march and soon discovered the Sioux camped on the south bank of the Little Bighorn River. He sent Maj. Marcus Reno with three companies of...
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