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• Shire — /shuyeur/, n. one of an English breed of large, strong draft horses having a usually brown or bay coat with white markings. [1875 80; appar. so called because it was bred in the shires, i.e., those counties of west and central England whose names …   Universalium

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• shire — /shuyeur/, n. 1. one of the counties of Great Britain. 2. the Shires, the counties in the Midlands in which hunting is especially popular. [bef. 900; ME; OE scir office of administration, jurisdiction of such an office, county] * * * ▪ breed of… …   Universalium

• Shiré — /shee ray/, n. a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 mi. (596 km) long. * * * ▪ breed of horse  draft horse breed native to the middle section of England. The breed descended from the English “great horse,”… …   Universalium

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