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Definition of shire
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Shire (n.) A
division
of a
State,
embracing
several
contiguous
townships;
a
county..
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Bovey Coal
::
Bovey coal () A kind of
mineral
coal, or brown
lignite,
burning
with a weak
flame,
and
generally
a
disagreeable
odor; -- found at Bovey
Tracey,
Devonshire,
England.
It is of
geological
age of the
oolite,
and not of the true coal era..
Wenlock Group
::
Wenlock
group () The
middle
subdivision
of the Upper
Silurian
in Great
Britain;
-- so named from the
typical
locality
in
Shropshire.
Hereford
::
Hereford
(n.) One of a breed of
cattle
originating
in
Herefordshire,
England.
The
Herefords
are good
working
animals,
and their
beef-producing
quality
is
excellent..
Shire
::
Shire (n.) A
division
of a
State,
embracing
several
contiguous
townships;
a
county..
Chiltern Hundreds
::
Chiltern
Hundreds
() A tract of crown land in
Buckinghamshire
and
Oxfordshire,
England,
to which is
attached
the
nominal
office
of
steward.
As
members
of
Parliament
cannot
resign,
when they wish to go out they
accept
this
stewardship,
which
legally
vacates
their
seats..
Windsor
::
Windsor
(n.) A town in
Berkshire,
England..
Sheriff
::
Sheriff
(n.) The chief
officer
of a shire or
county,
to whom is
intrusted
the
execution
of the laws, the
serving
of
judicial
writs and
processes,
and the
preservation
of the
peace..
Wapentake
::
Wapentake
(n.) In some
northern
counties
of
England,
a
division,
or
district,
answering
to the
hundred
in other
counties.
Yorkshire,
Lincolnshire,
and
Nottinghamshire
are
divided
into
wapentakes,
instead
of
hundreds..
Gothamist
::
Gothamist
(n.) A
wiseacre;
a
person
deficient
in
wisdom;
-- so
called
from
Gotham,
in
Nottinghamshire,
England,
noted for some
pleasant
blunders..
Derbyshire Spar
::
Derbyshire
spar () A
massive
variety
of fluor spar, found in
Derbyshire,
England,
and
wrought
into vases and other
ornamental
work..
Longmynd Rocks
::
Longmynd
rocks () The
sparingly
fossiliferous
conglomerates,
grits,
schists,
and
states
of Great
Britain,
which lie at the base of the
Cambrian
system;
-- so
called,
because
typically
developed
in the
Longmynd
Hills,
Shropshire..
Tinkershire
::
Tinkershire
(n.) Alt. of
Tinkl.
Reeve
::
Reeve (n.) an
officer,
steward,
bailiff,
or
governor;
-- used
chiefly
in
compounds;
as,
shirereeve,
now
written
sheriff;
portreeve,
etc..
Soke
::
Soke (n.) One of the small
territorial
divisions
into which
Lincolnshire,
England,
is
divided..
Devonian
::
Devonian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to Devon or
Devonshire
in
England;
as, the
Devonian
rocks,
period,
or
system..
Ayrshire
::
Ayrshire
(n.) One of a
superior
breed of
cattle
from
Ayrshire,
Scotland.
Ayrshires
are
notable
for the
quantity
and
quality
of their
milk..
Francolite
::
Francolite
(n.) A
variety
of
apatite
from Wheal
Franco
in
Devonshire.
Terrier
::
Terrier
(n.) One of a breed of small dogs, which
includes
several
distinct
subbreeds,
some of
which,
such as the Skye
terrier
and
Yorkshire
terrier,
have long hair and
drooping
ears, while
others,
at the
English
and the
black-and-tan
terriers,
have
short,
close,
smooth
hair and
upright
ears..
Blue-john
::
Blue-john
(n.) A name given to fluor spar in
Derbyshire,
where it is used for
ornamental
purposes..
Coble
::
Coble (n.) A
flat-floored
fishing
boat with a lug sail, and a drop
rudder
extending
from two to four feet below the keel. It was
originally
used on the
stormy
coast of
Yorkshire,
England..
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