Cashing
Kashmir goat.
one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
noun
a Himalayan breed of goat having an undercoat of silky wool from which cashmere wool is obtained
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