Drakensberger, noun

/ˈdrɑːkənsˌbɜːɡə//ˈdrɑːkənzˌbɜːɡə/
Origin:
EnglishShow more Drakensberg name of region where breed was developed + English noun-forming suffix -er.
(One of) a hardy local breed of beef cattle, suited to higher, colder regions: see quotation 1971. Also attributive.
c1951 Off. Yr Bk of Union No. 25, 1949 (Union Office of Census & Statistics) 803Another indigenous breed, the Drakensberger, was officially recognised in 1947. It is a dual purpose type specially adapted to higher and colder regions.
1971 J. Van Marle in Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. IV. 82An indigenous, black, large-framed beef breed of cattle...They have been known as Drakensbergers since 1947 when the South African Drakensberger Cattle-Breeder’s Society was established. The name includes three types — Uys cattle, Kemp cattle and Tritern Blacks — which were developed in the Drakensberg region of Natal.
1981 S. Afr. Panorama Nov. 27The country’s 250 Drakensberger stud breeders..claim that their favourite is particularly resistant to disease and drought and able to live largely off the veld.
c1988 S. Afr. 1987–8: Off. Yrbk (Bureau for Info.) 352The indigenous Afrikaner, Bonsmara and Drakensberger are popular beef breeds.
1993 Natal Witness 31 Dec. 15 (advt)Farmers’ Association sale Week:...Special entry on behalf of Mr M. Liebenberg: 50 Drakensberger heifers 18–24 months old.
(One of) a hardy local breed of beef cattle, suited to higher, colder regions: see quotation 1971. Also attributive.
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