shorthorns
Example Sentences
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It is a cross of Indian Brahma cattle, which are resistant to the tropical heat and diseases of southern Texas, and pure-bred shorthorns, one of the great English beef breeds.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'd like to see you married to a good, solid man, who would learn you to talk of shorthorns and Berkshires.
From Nobody by Susan Warner
Sir Cyril sat on his wife's bed; he was up early, out about the place, arranging the day, looking at his horses, his herd of shorthorns, speaking to the keepers.
From The Oyster by Peer
It is not my purpose to treat of shorthorns: I may, however, glance at some of the principal breeders of that kind of stock in the north.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William M'Combie
Their fame is European; they own the largest herds of shorthorns in the world.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William M'Combie
