Ayrshire

 [air-sheer, -sher]  

Ayr·shire

   [air-sheer, -sher]
noun
1.
one of a Scottish breed of hardy dairy cattle having long, curving horns.
2.
Also called Ayr. a historic county in SW Scotland.
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Ayrshire (ˈɛəʃɪə, -ʃə)
 
—n
1.  a historical county of SW Scotland, formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975--96), now divided into the council areas of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
2.  any one of a hardy breed of brown-and-white dairy cattle

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