Word Study
ayrshire
CIDE DICTIONARY
ayrshire, n.
One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ayrshire, n.
1 an animal of a mainly white breed of dairy cattle.
2 this breed.
1 an animal of a mainly white breed of dairy cattle.
2 this breed.
Etymology
name of a former Scottish county
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