[dur-uh
m, duhr-] 
| 1. | a county in NE England. 607,600; 940 sq. mi. (2435 sq. km). |
| 2. | a city in this county. 86,500. |
| 3. | a city in N North Carolina. 100,831. |
| 4. | a town in SE New Hampshire. 10,652. |
| 5. | Animal Husbandry. Shorthorn. |
| Dur·ham 1 (dûr'əm) A city of north-central North Carolina east of Greensboro. Settled c. 1750, it is the seat of Duke University (founded 1838). Population: 209,000. |
| Dur·ham 2 (dûr'əm) n. See shorthorn. [After Durham, a county of northern England.] |
| short·horn (shôrt'hôrn') n. Any of a breed of beef or dairy cattle that originated in northern England, having short curved horns or no horns and usually red, white, or roan in color. Also called Durham2. |