Ayrshire

[ air-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈɛər ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

one of a Scottish breed of hardy dairy cattle having long, curving horns.

Also called Ayr. a historic county in SW Scotland.

Words nearby Ayrshire

Aymé, Ayodhya, ayont, ayous, Ayr, Ayrshire, ayr stone, Ayub Khan, a-yuh, ayuntamiento, Ayurveda

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Example sentences from the Web for Ayrshire

While I was at luncheon four carters came in—long-limbed, muscular Ayrshire Scots, with lean, intelligent faces.
Essays of Travel|Robert Louis Stevenson
They are now almost double the size, and yield about four times the quantity of milk that the Ayrshire cows formerly yielded.
Cattle and Their Diseases|Robert Jennings
Even in higher life, a couple of Ayrshire noblemen, and the major part of our knights and squires, are all insolvent.
The Letters of Robert Burns|Robert Burns
The grave-digger of Sorn, Ayrshire, was as selfish and as mean a sinner as ever handled mattock or carried mortcloth.
Amusing Prose Chap Books|Various

A small rising at Aird's Moss in Ayrshire, in 1680, was easily suppressed.
An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)|Robert S. Rait

British Dictionary definitions for Ayrshire

Ayrshire

/ (ˈɛəʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a historical county of SW Scotland, formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now divided into the council areas of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire

any one of a hardy breed of brown-and-white dairy cattle

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单词	ayrshire
释义	Ayrshire [ air-sheer, -sher ] / ˈɛər ʃɪər, -ʃər / noun one of a Scottish breed of hardy dairy cattle having long, curving horns. Also called Ayr. a historic county in SW Scotland. Words nearby Ayrshire Aymé, Ayodhya, ayont, ayous, Ayr, Ayrshire, ayr stone, Ayub Khan, a-yuh, ayuntamiento, Ayurveda Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Ayrshire While I was at luncheon four carters came in—long-limbed, muscular Ayrshire Scots, with lean, intelligent faces. Essays of Travel\|Robert Louis Stevenson They are now almost double the size, and yield about four times the quantity of milk that the Ayrshire cows formerly yielded. Cattle and Their Diseases\|Robert Jennings Even in higher life, a couple of Ayrshire noblemen, and the major part of our knights and squires, are all insolvent. The Letters of Robert Burns\|Robert Burns The grave-digger of Sorn, Ayrshire, was as selfish and as mean a sinner as ever handled mattock or carried mortcloth. Amusing Prose Chap Books\|Various A small rising at Aird's Moss in Ayrshire, in 1680, was easily suppressed. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)\|Robert S. Rait British Dictionary definitions for Ayrshire Ayrshire / (ˈɛəʃɪə, -ʃə) / noun a historical county of SW Scotland, formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now divided into the council areas of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire any one of a hardy breed of brown-and-white dairy cattle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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