Holsteinn.
/ˈhɒlstʌɪn//ˈhɒlstiːn/ A breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, originally raised in Friesland. Also attributive.
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East Friesian1866
Friesian1923
Red and White Friesian1924
Red and White1951
1865 Rep. Comm. Agric. 1864 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 161 Holstein cattle..[have] not received that appreciation in this country to which they are entitled.
1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 176 The Dutch cattle, or as I believe it is settled they are to be called, the ‘Holsteins’.
1878 Trans. Dept. Agric. State Illinois 1876 14 296 S. W. Kingsley spoke in favor of Holsteins for the dairy.
1922 A. D. Sedgwick Adrienne Toner xviii. 166 There's a prize heifer arriving this evening... You must see his herd of Holsteins, Roger.
1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 77/3 The Dutch paraded six top-grade show cows, which were not for sale, while Canada exhibited 16 Holsteins from French herds.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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