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

They are mostly of the shorthorn breed, large numbers of Irish shorthorns being wintered in the fens.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

“Look yere,” queried a voice from the dark end of the store, “what have you shorthorns been doin’ all this time you’ve had a parson?

From The Heart of Canyon Pass by Holmes, Thomas K.

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

I’m perfectly sick of science and superphosphates, shorthorns, and steam tackle.

From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard