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Hamp⋅shire

  [hamp-sheer, -sher]
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–noun
1. Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1,449,700; 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
2. Also called Hampshire Down. one of an English breed of sheep having a dark face, ears, and legs, noted for the rapid growth of its lambs.
3. one of an English breed of black hogs having a broad band of white over the shoulders and front legs.
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Hamp·shire   (hāmp'shîr, -shər)   
n.  

  1. A large sheep of a breed originating in England.

  2. A pig of a breed developed in the United States, having a black body with a white beltlike band.


[After Hampshire, a county of southern England.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Hampshire 
O.E. Hamtunscir.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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