Ayrshire Definition

ârshîr, -shər
noun
Any of a breed of reddish-brown and white dairy cattle that originated in Ayr, Scotland.
American Heritage
Any of a breed of medium-sized dairy cattle which are brownish-red and white: originally from the county of Ayr.
Webster's New World
One of a breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland, notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.
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pronoun

A traditional county in Scotland.

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Other Word Forms of Ayrshire

Noun

Singular:
Ayrshire
Plural:
ayrshires

Ayrshire Sentence Examples

  • In 750 Eadberht is said to have annexed a large part of Ayrshire to his kingdom.

  • Towards the middle of the 8th century Strathclyde was again threatened by an alliance between the Northumbrians and Picts, and in 750 the Northumbrian king Eadberht wrested from them a considerable part of their territories in the west including Kyle in Ayrshire.

  • It will be noticed that such characteristically milking breeds as the Ayrshire, Jersey and Guernsey have no place here.

  • On the 18th of March 1838 he became parish minister at Loudoun, Ayrshire.

  • The Ayr Advertiser first appeared on 5th of August 1803, and was the earliest newspaper published in Ayrshire.

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