Aberdeen Angus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Aberdeen Angus
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Aberdeen Angus fell out of favour and Herefords and Simmentals became popular in the 1980s and then Limousins in the 1990s.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2013
But Aberdeen Angus beef, hard cheeses like Montgomery cheddar, and Scottish langoustines, are as good as anything the French can produce.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2012
In the 1950s, as many as 100,000 head of Aberdeen Angus and Hereford grazed in the park, according to Mark Coleman, president of the Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria.
From Nature • Mar. 23, 2011
The Aberdeen Angus, still growing in popularity, is first-rate under ideal conditions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus even in the most highly pedigreed strains of polled cattle such as the Aberdeen Angus, occasional individuals with horns appear.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Punnett, Reginald Crundall
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
