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Her⋅e⋅ford

[hur-ferd, her-uh- for 1, 2; her-uh-ferd for 3, 5; hur-ferd for 4]
–noun
1. one of an English breed of red beef cattle having a white face and white body markings.
2. one of an American breed of red hogs having white markings.
3. a city in Hereford and Worcester, in W England: cathedral. 47,300.
4. a town in N Texas. 15,853.
5. Herefordshire.
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Here·ford   (hûr'fərd, hěr'ə-fərd)   
n.  Any of a breed of beef cattle developed in England and having a reddish coat with white face, chest, belly, and lower legs.

[After Hereford, a former county of western England.]
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