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Definition of Holsteins
1. holstein [n] - See also: holstein
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holsteins
Literary usage of Holsteins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Holstein-Friesian Cattle: A History of the Breed and Its Development in by Frederick Lowell Houghton (1897)
"DAIRY YIELDS—GRADE Holsteins. MS Nye. of Homer, NY. writes: "The past year my
dairy of twenty- two Holstein-Friesian cows gave an average of 8048 Ibs. of ..."
2. The Geography of Illinois by Douglas Clay Ridgley (1921)
"... Holsteins are larger milk producers than other breeds of dairy cattle.
This fine herd is on the farm of the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. ..."
3. Vermont Beautiful by Wallace Nutting (1922)
"... the herds of Jerseys or Holsteins moving across the downs give beautiful notes
of form and color. Most delightful building sites, ready prepared, ..."
4. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"That the Danes are resolved to keep 5000 seamen in their service this winter,
and have publish'd an answer to the duke of Holsteins manifesto. ..."
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