Kerryn.¹

Brit.

/ˈkɛri/, U.S.

/ˈkɛri/

Etymology: < Kerry, a county in the S.W. of Ireland.

1. attributive as adj. Belonging or native to Kerry. Kerry security, Kerry witness (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > a witness > witness who will swear to anything

Kerry witness1828

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Kerry Security, bond, pledge, oath and keep the money.

1828 T. C. Croker Fairy Legends & Trad. S. Ireland II. 18 A Kerry witness..signifies a witness who will swear any thing.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades 99 Queer little Hindoo cattle, something like Brittany or Kerry cows.

2. absol. as n. A cow of a breed belonging to Kerry, noted for the quality of the milk. Also, Kerry cow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Ireland

Kerry cow1829

Dexter1880

1829 G. Griffin Collegians (ed. 2) I. xi. 233 Her little cow was a kind Kerry, and had the best of grazing.

1880 Daily News 21 Dec. 5/5 The little Kerries are greatly prized as ‘milkers’.

1888 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 812 The skin of a little Kerry sufficed to make two pairs.

1907 Macmillan's Mag. May 514 We saw a cattle-boat bringing Kerries to Scariff.

1929 E. Bowen Last September iii. xxiii. 294 Look at those little teeny black cows. Those are Kerry cows.

1975 Irish Times 9 May 4/6 Kerries, Ayrshires, Herefords, Charolais, and the Jerseys, the nicest of all.

Compounds

Kerry blue terrier n. a breed of Irish terrier, of medium size, with a long, silky, blue coat, found in Kerry and neighbouring counties and introduced elsewhere during the nineteen-twenties; also Kerry, Kerry blue.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > other types of

Irish terrier1798

Dandie Dinmont1851

Welsh terrier1857

Bedlington1867

Jack Russell1878

Airedale1880

Clydesdale1887

Border terrier1894

Manchester terrier1894

Sealyham1894

schnauzer1899

pinscher1906

Cairn terrier1910

Kerry blue terrier1922

Lakeland terrier1928

wheaten1943

Sydney silky1945

Manchester1971

Norfolk1971

wire1975

1922 D. Matheson Terriers 145 The Kerry (Blue) Terrier. Since the close of the Great War we have had this variety of Irish Terrier introduced to us under its present title.

1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog 239 The Kerry Blue Terrier.

1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog 240 Primarily, the Kerry Terrier is a water dog.

1930 E. C. Ash Pract. Dog Bk. 150 The history of the Kerry Blue is not easy to obtain.

1955 N. Fitzgerald House is Falling x. 169 She had firmly attached herself to the big Kerry Blue.

1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 455 Kerry pups are born black. The blue color comes later, showing at any time after six or seven months.

1973 Country Life 15 Feb. 384/3 The terriers replaced the gundogs..the eventual winner the Kerry Blue terrier.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Kerryn.²

Brit.

/ˈkɛri/, U.S.

/ˈkɛri/

Etymology: < Kerry, the name of a town and neighbouring range of hills in the county of Powys, on the Welsh borders.

Used attributively in Kerry Hill sheep n. a breed of sheep developed in the Kerry hills, distinguished by a thick fleece and black markings near the muzzle and feet. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Welsh breeds

Welsh mountain1802

Kerry Hill sheep1908

1908 Daily Chron. 1 May 4/6 Many people are under the impression that the famous Kerry Hill sheep come from Ireland. As a matter of fact, they come from Kerry in Montgomeryshire.

1937 F. B. Young Portrait of Village v. 102 By the time he had finished stocking it with Wessex Saddleback pigs, Kerry Hill sheep, short-horn cows, runner ducks and Rhode Island Red poultry,..he had made another big hole in his dwindling capital.

1945 J. F. H. Thomas et al. Sheep ii. 33 The Kerry Hill (Wales)..is a polled breed of medium size which carries a dense fleece.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 1 Mar. 15/1 Other types [of sheep] include Cluns, Kerries, Devon Closewool and pure Down breeds.

1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 83/1 For many years we kept Kerrys at Downton, now we have commercial Cluns—with some Welsh blood.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kerry
释义	Kerryn.¹ Brit. /ˈkɛri/, U.S. /ˈkɛri/ Etymology: < Kerry, a county in the S.W. of Ireland. 1. attributive as adj. Belonging or native to Kerry. Kerry security, Kerry witness (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > a witness > witness who will swear to anything Kerry witness1828 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Kerry Security, bond, pledge, oath and keep the money. 1828 T. C. Croker Fairy Legends & Trad. S. Ireland II. 18 A Kerry witness..signifies a witness who will swear any thing. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 99 Queer little Hindoo cattle, something like Brittany or Kerry cows. 2. absol. as n. A cow of a breed belonging to Kerry, noted for the quality of the milk. Also, Kerry cow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Ireland Kerry cow1829 Dexter1880 1829 G. Griffin Collegians (ed. 2) I. xi. 233 Her little cow was a kind Kerry, and had the best of grazing. 1880 Daily News 21 Dec. 5/5 The little Kerries are greatly prized as ‘milkers’. 1888 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 812 The skin of a little Kerry sufficed to make two pairs. 1907 Macmillan's Mag. May 514 We saw a cattle-boat bringing Kerries to Scariff. 1929 E. Bowen Last September iii. xxiii. 294 Look at those little teeny black cows. Those are Kerry cows. 1975 Irish Times 9 May 4/6 Kerries, Ayrshires, Herefords, Charolais, and the Jerseys, the nicest of all. Compounds Kerry blue terrier n. a breed of Irish terrier, of medium size, with a long, silky, blue coat, found in Kerry and neighbouring counties and introduced elsewhere during the nineteen-twenties; also Kerry, Kerry blue. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > other types of Irish terrier1798 Dandie Dinmont1851 Welsh terrier1857 Bedlington1867 Jack Russell1878 Airedale1880 Clydesdale1887 Border terrier1894 Manchester terrier1894 Sealyham1894 schnauzer1899 pinscher1906 Cairn terrier1910 Kerry blue terrier1922 Lakeland terrier1928 wheaten1943 Sydney silky1945 Manchester1971 Norfolk1971 wire1975 1922 D. Matheson Terriers 145 The Kerry (Blue) Terrier. Since the close of the Great War we have had this variety of Irish Terrier introduced to us under its present title. 1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog 239 The Kerry Blue Terrier. 1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog 240 Primarily, the Kerry Terrier is a water dog. 1930 E. C. Ash Pract. Dog Bk. 150 The history of the Kerry Blue is not easy to obtain. 1955 N. Fitzgerald House is Falling x. 169 She had firmly attached herself to the big Kerry Blue. 1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 455 Kerry pups are born black. The blue color comes later, showing at any time after six or seven months. 1973 Country Life 15 Feb. 384/3 The terriers replaced the gundogs..the eventual winner the Kerry Blue terrier. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Kerryn.² Brit. /ˈkɛri/, U.S. /ˈkɛri/ Etymology: < Kerry, the name of a town and neighbouring range of hills in the county of Powys, on the Welsh borders. Used attributively in Kerry Hill sheep n. a breed of sheep developed in the Kerry hills, distinguished by a thick fleece and black markings near the muzzle and feet. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Welsh breeds Welsh mountain1802 Kerry Hill sheep1908 1908 Daily Chron. 1 May 4/6 Many people are under the impression that the famous Kerry Hill sheep come from Ireland. As a matter of fact, they come from Kerry in Montgomeryshire. 1937 F. B. Young Portrait of Village v. 102 By the time he had finished stocking it with Wessex Saddleback pigs, Kerry Hill sheep, short-horn cows, runner ducks and Rhode Island Red poultry,..he had made another big hole in his dwindling capital. 1945 J. F. H. Thomas et al. Sheep ii. 33 The Kerry Hill (Wales)..is a polled breed of medium size which carries a dense fleece. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 1 Mar. 15/1 Other types [of sheep] include Cluns, Kerries, Devon Closewool and pure Down breeds. 1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 83/1 For many years we kept Kerrys at Downton, now we have commercial Cluns—with some Welsh blood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1785n.²1908
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