Durham
['dʌrəm]
Definition
(noun.) English breed of short-horned cattle.
(noun.) a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University.
Typed by Camilla--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality.
Edited by Alexander
Definition
n. one of a particular breed of shorthorned cattle—from the English county.
Editor: Lois
Examples
- It has been said of Earl Durham, who pacified Canada at this time and established the present system of government, that he made a country and marred a career. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- For part of this theory Kant was indebted to Thomas Wright of Durham (1711-1786). Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Or near Durham, where your family is known? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Checker: Marge