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
Suffice it to say that no other breeder of shorthorns can claim having owned such an array of first-class bulls.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William
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
“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 turned out nearly all my shorthorns to graze on the low pastures.
From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis
