Ayrshire

[ air-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈɛər ʃɪər, -ʃər /

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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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How to use Ayrshire in a sentence

It is with real regret that I turn from the subject of the "Ayrshire Ploughman," his life and his works.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
Ayrshire—and probably Cunningham—seems to be the home of the race—our part of it.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
In Ayrshire and Limburg, on the other hand, the curd is always left in the stomach and salted along with it.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
In 1802 he first publicly exhibited this gas-lighting in Ayrshire, Scotland, and showed two immense flames from coal gas.
American Inventions and Inventors|William A. Mowry

I received a telegram recently to call and see a wealthy manufacturer's mother from Ayrshire, who was stricken with paralysis.
Gathering Jewels|James Knowles and Matilda Darroch Knowles

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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