Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—W

White Sheep

[Ak-koin-loo]. A tribe of Turkomans, so called from their standards. The Sophivean dynasty of Persia was founded by one of this tribe.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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