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Kerry

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Ker·ry  (kr)
n. pl. Ker·ries
Any of a breed of small black dairy cattle of Irish origin.
[After Kerry, a county of southwest Ireland.]
Kerry [ˈkɛrɪ]
n
1. (Placename) a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in W Munster province: mostly mountainous (including the highest peaks in Ireland), with a deeply indented coast and many offshore islands. County town: Tralee. Pop.: 126 130 (1996). Area: 4701 sq. km (1815 sq. miles)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a small black breed of dairy cattle, originally from Kerry
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That an' his pig's cheek in saying that other regiments would come along," said a Kerry man.
The Mutiny of the Mavericks by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
The crew was mostly Cork an' Kerry men, barrin' one Marylander that wanted to go back, but they called him a mutineer, an' they ran the ould Manila into Skibbereen, an' they had an illigant time visitin' around with frinds on the ould sod fer a week.
Captains Courageous by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
"Werry good--werry good, indeed," said the man of the sea, "and ken ye kerry coals?
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