Roxburghshire

/ (ˈrɒksbərəʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

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

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Words nearby Roxburghshire

row vector, roxanne, Roxas, Roxas y Acuña, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Roy, royal, Royal Academy, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force List

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Example sentences from the Web for Roxburghshire

She is a Mrs. Cockburn; I forget of what place; but from Roxburghshire.
The Letters of Robert Burns|Robert Burns
Liddesdale, it will do the reader no harm to know, is the southernmost parish in Roxburghshire.
Cats|W. Gordon Stables
This was John Leyden, son of a shepherd in Roxburghshire, a lad living in extreme poverty.
Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy|Andrew Lang
The lands of Mowe are situated upon the river Bowmont, in Roxburghshire.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)|Walter Scott

Robert Davidson was born in the parish of Morebattle, Roxburghshire, in 1779.
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III|Various

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