Ayrshire

[air-sheer, -sher]

noun

one of a Scottish breed of hardy dairy cattle having long, curving horns.
Also called Ayr. a historic county in SW Scotland.

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Historical Examples of ayrshire

Shortly after my last return to Ayrshire, I married "my Jean."
The Letters of Robert Burns
Robert Burns
I regret that you are gone to the east country, as I am to be in Ayrshire in about a fortnight.
The Letters of Robert Burns
Robert Burns
He stood for Ayrshire, turning back from York when the dissolution was announced.
James Boswell
William Keith Leask
Mr Manson was born in the parish of Kilwinning, Ayrshire, about the year 1812.
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI
Various
Kilmarnock, in Ayrshire, is the chief seat of the carpet manufacture in Scotland.
Up To Date Business
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British Dictionary definitions for ayrshire

Ayrshire

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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