Suffolk

Suf·folk ¹

1. A historical region of eastern England bordering on the North Sea. Settled in prehistoric times, it was part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia. Its name means the “southern people,” as opposed to the “northern people” of Norfolk.
2. also (-ôkˌ) An independent city of southeast Virginia southeast of Portsmouth, it was burned by the British in 1779 and occupied by Union forces in 1862. Population: 81,100.

Suf·folk ²

1. Any of an English breed of hornless sheep with black face and black legs, raised for high-quality mutton.
2. Any of a breed of English draft horses of a chestnut color, having short legs and a thickset heavy body.

Origin: After Suffolk, a county of eastern England.