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Roxburghshire

British  
/ ˈrɒksbərəʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of SE Scotland, now part of Scottish Borders council area

"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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For services to the community in Morebattle, Roxburghshire.

From The Guardian Jun. 13, 2014

Her father, an operative gardener, removed in 1842 to Torwoodlee, Roxburghshire.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

The proudest ladies in broad Northumberland or fair Roxburghshire eagerly submitted their hands to the inspection of the beautiful fortune-teller.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various

During the latter part of the life of the late Mr. Nesbit, he was less frequently at his estate in Roxburghshire than formerly. 

From A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies by Hoyland, John

With the tale of the Lambton Worm of Durham agrees in many particulars that of the Worm of Linton in Roxburghshire.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various

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