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单词 durham
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Durhamn.

Brit. /ˈdʌrəm/, U.S. /ˈdərəm/
Etymology: Name of a town and a county in the north of England.
Used to designate a breed of shorthorn cattle originating in Durham, now generally called shorthorns.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > shorthorn breeds
Durham1810
Teeswater1810
shorthorn1847
Shetland1849
Lincolnshire Red1897
Lincoln Red1903
milking shorthorn1910
Illawarra1911
dairy shorthorn1932
1810 J. Bailey Gen. View Agric. County of Durham xiv. 230 The Durham Ox was bred by Mr. Charles Colling, of Ketton, in the year 1796.
1834 W. Youatt Cattle 229 The circumstance which brought the improved short-horns into most extensive notice was the production of the ‘Durham Ox’.
1855 Poultry Chron. 3 391/2 Amongst them [sc. breeds of cattle] were to be seen short horns, Durhams, Devons, and others in great perfection.
1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner vi. 89 P'rhaps you didn't say the cow was a red Durham.
1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 303/1 These [sc. long-horned cattle], however,..have now been entirely superseded by the shorthorn or Durham breed.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 190/2 The Shorthorn..is still termed the Durham breed in most parts of the world except the land of its birth.

Compounds

Durham Mustard n. ground mustard originally produced by a Mrs. Clements in Durham in the 18th century.
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the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [noun] > mustard seed > ground or paste
mustard1289
French mustard1595
Durham Mustard1799
Dijon1820
1799 Times 1 June 1/4 Best Durham mustard 2s.
1834 J. R. McCulloch Dict. Commerce (ed. 2) 810 Mustard..was formerly extensively cultivated in Durham, but it is now seldom seen in that county. At present it is principally raised in the neighbourhood of York,..and being manufactured in the city of York, is afterwards sold under the name of Durham mustard.
1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. x. 216 From the circumstance of Mrs. Clements being a resident at Durham, it obtained the name of Durham mustard.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 98/1 The bright yellow farina..produced under the name of ‘Durham mustard’ pleased..George I.
1970 A. L. Simon & R. Howe Dict. Gastron. 274/1 In 1729 she [sc. Mrs. Clements] hit on the idea of grinding mustard seeds... It is said she made a small fortune selling what became known as Durham mustard.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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