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Wilt⋅shire

[wilt-sheer, -sher]
–noun
1. Also, Wilts [wilts] . a county in S England. 511,600; 1345 sq. mi. (3485 sq. km). County seat: Salisbury.
2. one of an English breed of white sheep having long, spiral horns.
3. Also called Wiltshire cheese. a cylindrical, semihard cheese, moister and flakier than cheddar.
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Wilt·shire   (wĭlt'shîr, -shər)   
n.  A white sheep of a breed originating in England, characterized by a long head with spiraling horns.

[After Wiltshire, a county of south-central England.]
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