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shire

1

[ shahyuhr ]

noun

  1. one of the counties of Great Britain.
  2. the Shires, the counties in the Midlands in which hunting is especially popular.


Shire

2

[ shahyuhr ]

noun

  1. one of an English breed of large, strong draft horses having a usually brown or bay coat with white markings.

³§³ó¾±°ùé

3

[ shee-rey ]

noun

  1. a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 miles (596 km) long.

Shire

1

/ ˈʃɪə°ù±ðɪ /

noun

  1. a river in E central Africa, flowing from Lake Malawi through Malawi and Mozambique to the Zambezi. Length: 596 km (370 miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

shire

2

/ ʃ²¹ÉªÉ™ /

noun

    1. one of the British counties
    2. ( in combination )

      Yorkshire

  1. (in Australia) a rural district having its own local council
  2. the Midland counties of England, esp Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, famous for hunting, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

shire

3

/ ʃ²¹ÉªÉ™ /

verb

  1. dialect.
    tr to refresh or rest

    let me get my head shired

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ü²ús³ó¾±°ù±ð noun
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·²õ³ó¾±°ù±ð noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shire1

before 900; Middle English; Old English ²õ³¦Ä«°ù office of administration, jurisdiction of such an office, county

Origin of shire2

1875–80; apparently so called because it was bred in the shires, i.e., those counties of west and central England whose names end in -shire
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shire1

Old English ²õ³¦Ä«°ù office; related to Old High German ²õ³¦Ä«°ùa business

Origin of shire2

from Old English ²õ³¦Ä«°ù clear
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The CCN represents England's 20 county councils and 17 unitary authorities in shire areas.

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Rep. Eric Gallager, a Democrat from Concord, also wants to include an official pronunciation of “New Hampshire†in state law to make it clear that “shire†rhymes with “fur†not “fire.â€

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A pair of orphaned racehorse foals have been adopted by a shire horse in Devon.

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“I lived in a shire,†said Kobabe, whose father and mother carved beads, weaved and sewed in a rustic community not far from this Northern California town.

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Buckingham Palace said the teddies had been collected with the help of shire horses and almost 200 volunteers - and were being "well looked after".

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