shorthorns
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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
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 M'Combie, William
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 Warner, Susan
His shorthorns obtained wide celebrity, and his shires were equally well known.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
But neither hay-time, nor hot jam-time, nor holiday-time bring back Freddy to the Manor, whither his country-loving aunt has hastened back joyfully to spud and billycock and shorthorns, a round month ago.
From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda
