Charolaisn.
/ˈʃarə(ʊ)leɪ//ʃaˈrəʊleɪ/ Used to designate a breed of large white cattle. Also absol.
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Charolais1893
Maine–Anjou1928
Limousin1970
1893 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 4 193 These half-breds..have the white coat of the Charolais breed... The head is shorter than that of the pure-bred Charolais.
1910 Encycl. Brit. V. 948/1 Charolles..is the centre for trade in the famous breed of Charolais cattle.
1959 Times 10 Mar. 7/6 The suggestion that Charollais bulls might be imported from France..has..aroused considerable opposition.
1963 Guardian 30 Oct. 2/7 A Charollais–Friesian cross was compared with Hereford–Friesian, Devon–Friesian, Sussex–Friesian and pure Friesian.
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