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Ayrshire

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Ayr·shire  (ârshîr, -shr)
n.
Any of various brown and white dairy cattle of a breed that originated in Ayr, Scotland.
Ayrshire [ˈɛəʃɪə -ʃə]
n
1. (Placename) 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
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) any one of a hardy breed of brown-and-white dairy cattle
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Noun1.AyrshireAyrshire - hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland
dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker - cattle that are reared for their milk


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Bannatyne, secretary to John Knox, recounts a singular course of oppression practised on one of those titulars abbots, by the Earl of Cassilis in Ayrshire, whose extent of feudal influence was so wide that he was usually termed the King of Carrick.
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