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Definition of Shorthorn
1. Noun. English breed of short-horned cattle.
Definition of Shorthorn
1. a. One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was developed in England.
Definition of Shorthorn
1. Adjective. Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns. ¹
2. Noun. One of a breed of cattle, originating in England, with distinctively short horns (in contrast to longhorn cattle). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shorthorn
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shorthorn
Literary usage of Shorthorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"But if all the champion shorthorn cows for many years back are examined, ...
In other words, prize shorthorn cows seem as a rule to produce no prize winning ..."
2. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1920)
"The "single standard" Polled Durham was the first type of hornless shorthorn to
attract attention in America. This is the result of uniting native mulley ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"Mr. Allen continued this publication as a private enterprise until 1882, when it
was purchased by the American shorthorn Breeders' Association. ..."
4. Food from the Far West: Or, American Agriculture : with Special Reference to by James Macdonald (1878)
"I DO not think that American farmers are alone, or even mainly, to blame for the
limited extent to which shorthorn bulls have hitherto been used in ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The shorthorn* is the most widely distributed of all the breeds of cattle both
at home and abroad. No census of breeds has ever been taken in the United ..."
6. Cattle and Dairy Farming by United States Bureau of Foreign Commerce (1888)
"Valuable properties of the shorthorn.—The valuable properties of the shorthorn as a
... As a milk producer, the shorthorn can claim to be in the front rank, ..."
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