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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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Devonian
::
Devonian
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to Devon or
Devonshire
in
England;
as, the
Devonian
rocks,
period,
or
system..
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..
Blue-john
::
Blue-john
(n.) A name given to fluor spar in
Derbyshire,
where it is used for
ornamental
purposes..
Ayrshire
::
Ayrshire
(n.) One of a
superior
breed of
cattle
from
Ayrshire,
Scotland.
Ayrshires
are
notable
for the
quantity
and
quality
of their
milk..
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..
Barmote
::
Barmote
(n.) A court held in
Derbyshire,
in
England,
for
deciding
controversies
between
miners..
Slickensides
::
Slickensides
(n.) A
variety
of
galena
found in
Derbyshire,
England..
Thirdings
::
Thirdings
(n. pl.) The third part of the corn or grain
growing
on the
ground
at the
tenant's
death,
due to the lord for a
heriot,
as
within
the manor of
Turfat
in
Herefordshire..
Dialect
::
Dialect
(n.) The form of
speech
of a
limited
region
or
people,
as
distinguished
from ether forms
nearly
related
to it; a
variety
or
subdivision
of a
language;
speech
characterized
by local
peculiarities
or
specific
circumstances;
as, the Ionic and Attic were
dialects
of
Greece;
the
Yorkshire
dialect;
the
dialect
of the
learned..
Wigan
::
Wigan (n.) A kind of
canvaslike
cotton
fabric,
used to
stiffen
and
protect
the lower part of
trousers
and of the
skirts
of
women's
dresses,
etc.; -- so
called
from
Wigan,
the name of a town in
Lancashire,
England..
Reeve
::
Reeve (n.) an
officer,
steward,
bailiff,
or
governor;
-- used
chiefly
in
compounds;
as,
shirereeve,
now
written
sheriff;
portreeve,
etc..
Blond Metal
::
Blond metal () A
variety
of clay
ironstone,
in
Staffordshire,
England,
used for
making
tools..
Rape
::
Rape (n.) One of six
divisions
of the
county
of
Sussex,
England,
intermediate
between
a
hundred
and a
shire..
Gothamist
::
Gothamist
(n.) A
wiseacre;
a
person
deficient
in
wisdom;
-- so
called
from
Gotham,
in
Nottinghamshire,
England,
noted for some
pleasant
blunders..
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..
Derbyshire Spar
::
Derbyshire
spar () A
massive
variety
of fluor spar, found in
Derbyshire,
England,
and
wrought
into vases and other
ornamental
work..
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..
Quaker
::
Quaker
(n.) One of a
religious
sect
founded
by
George
Fox, of
Leicestershire,
England,
about 1650, -- the
members
of which call
themselves
Friends.
They were
called
Quakers,
originally,
in
derision.
See
Friend,
n., 4..
Windsor
::
Windsor
(n.) A town in
Berkshire,
England..
Yorkshire
::
Yorkshire
(n.) A
county
in the north of
England.
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