Berkshire

[ burk-sheer, -sher; British bahrk-sheer, -sher ]

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noun

Also called Berks [burks, bahrks]. a county in S England. 485 sq. mi. (1,255 sq. km).
one of an English breed of black hogs, having white markings on the feet, face, and tail.
a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.

Berkshire

/ ˈbɑːkʃɪə; -ʃə /

a historic county of S England: since reorganization in 1974 the River Thames has marked the N boundary while the Berkshire Downs occupy central parts; the county council was replaced by six unitary authorities in 1998. Area: 1259 sq km (486 sq miles) Berks
a rare breed of pork and bacon pig having a black body and white points

Berkshire East ski resort near the Vermont border, which has 44 trails, has taken this power-production drive a step further.

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is expected to provide about 25 percent of the deal's financing.

The “Peter Pan of Pop” was away in Portugal when police raided his Berkshire home.

The boys began helping the Household Cavalry shift sandbags for flood victims at Datchet, Berkshire, at 6am today.

Buffett said that three-quarters of his businesses under the Berkshire Hathaway umbrella are doing better.

By that time the decay of domestic spinning and the rise in the price of food were causing much distress in Berkshire.

He remembered the stones upon the Berkshire downs, the stolid, unperceiving, eternal stones.

During his life he purchased the estate now in possession of the family of the Calverts, at Marcham, in Berkshire.

He had brought with him his two sons out of Berkshire; and certainly, if he liked any thing, it was these boys.

Spent the morning at the "Berkshire," posting my journal and attending to private and business correspondence.

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