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

I turned out nearly all my shorthorns to graze on the low pastures.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis

Their fame is European; they own the largest herds of shorthorns in the world.

From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William

I should have mentioned his brother, the late William Hay, Shethin, the celebrated breeder of shorthorns, and one of the greatest feeders in the north.

From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William

But though the Squire had supported the shorthorns, even the shorthorns had not prevented the downward course things agricultural were following.

From The Hills and the Vale by Jefferies, Richard