Hereford
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈhɛrɪfərd/
- The farmer raises a herd of Hereford cattle known for their distinctive red bodies and white faces.
- Hereford cattle
- Hereford cow
- Hereford bull
Examples
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McClung's Hereford steers had drifted over to the fence, excited by the goings-on, thinking maybe somebody was going to feed them.
Fiction book (1998) -
All of this was witnessed, with a lazy, regal disinterest by their fathers, five enormous Hereford bulls, who lay chewing in an adjoining pen.
Fiction book (1995) -
Our season begins away at Hereford.
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The Hereford steer is not only the product of technology, but, by extension, technology itself.
Academic text (1998) -
The day Kurt shot the Hereford, he returned home from his morning ride to eat breakfast.
Fiction book (2002) -
My town has this dog food plant about 30 miles away over by Hereford, TX.
Blog text (29) -
He's mostly red and white because there's Hereford in him, and black because of other stuff.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's the winning Hereford bull, owned by Mr. Linchum Topper Curry... and he is won the competition for the third year in a row.
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I'm 21 years old and I own my own ranch up in Timber Hill, Montana, where I got a fine herd of Hereford cattle, a dozen horses, and the finest sheep and hogs and chickens in the country.
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The Hilger Hereford Ranch near Helena, Montana, was homesteaded in 1867 by a twenty-year-old immigrant from Luxembourg named Nicholas Hilger.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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8.5
A hardy breed of cattle with a white face raised for beef
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hereford for the cattle comes from the English town of Hereford, where this breed began. The town name comes from old parts here meaning 'army' and ford meaning 'a shallow river crossing', so the breed is simply named after the place where it first developed.