Hereford Definition

hûrfərd, hĕrə-fərd
noun
Any of a breed of medium-sized beef cattle developed in Hereford, having a reddish body with a white face and belly.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see w:Hereford (cattle)

Wiktionary

A city in Herefordshire, England.

Wiktionary
proper name
City in Hereford and Worcester, WC England, on the Wye.
Webster's New World

Former county of England (see Hereford and Worcester)

Webster's New World
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other
A city of western England northwest of Gloucester. It is noted for its medieval cathedral, which was begun in the 1100s.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Hereford

Noun

Singular:
Hereford
Plural:
herefords

Origin of Hereford

  • From Old English here (“army”), Welsh hewr (“fort or castle”), or Proto-Indo-European + Old English +‎ -ford

    From Wiktionary

  • After Hereford , a former county of western England

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hereford Sentence Examples

  • He was already king's chaplain; his appointment at Paris had been accompanied by promotion to the see of Hereford, and before he returned to take possession he was translated to the bishopric of London (October 1539) Hitherto Bonner had been known as a somewhat coarse and unscrupulous tool of Cromwell,a sort of ecclesiastical Wriothesley.

  • The king (Henry VIII.) happened at the time to be visiting in the immediate neighbourhood, and two of his chief counsellors, Gardiner, secretary of state, afterwards bishop of Winchester, and Edward Fox, the lord high almoner, afterwards bishop of Hereford, were lodged at Cressy's house.

  • George Airy was educated first at elementary schools in Hereford, and afterwards at Colchester Grammar School.

  • In the southern districts, where the farmers are Europeans, the breed of cattle is being steadily improved by the introduction of Durham and Hereford bulls.

  • After his return to England he sided with his father and the king against Gloucester, and in 1397 was made duke of Hereford.

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Words Starting With

HHEHER

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DRDORD

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