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

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

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

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

“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.