Crossword clues for shorthorn
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shorthorn \Short"horn`\, a. One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was developed in England.
Wiktionary
a. Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns. n. One of a breed of cattle, originating in England, with distinctively short horns (in contrast to longhorn cattle).
WordNet
n. English breed of short-horned cattle [syn: Durham]
Wikipedia
The Shorthorn breed of cattle originated in the North East of England in the late 18th century. The breed was developed as dual-purpose, suitable for both dairy and beef production; however, certain blood lines within the breed always emphasised one quality or the other. Over time, these different lines diverged, and by the second half of the 20th century, two separate breeds had developed – the Beef Shorthorn, and the Milking Shorthorn. All Shorthorn cattle are coloured red, white, or roan, although roan cattle are preferred by some, and completely white animals are not common. However, one type of Shorthorn has been bred to be consistently white – the Whitebred Shorthorn, which was developed to cross with black Galloway cattle to produce a popular blue roan crossbreed, the Blue Grey.
Usage examples of "shorthorn".
On the contrary it is held by many experts that first-class shorthorn bulls are a necessity for preventing the cross-bred animals from reverting to the original local type.
Sheriff Wherry informed me that the only move attempted on the part of the shorthorn drovers was the arrest of Sponsilier and myself, on the charge of being accomplices in the shooting of one of their men on the North Platte.
She was a scrawny red shorthorn with a woolly poll and she regarded me with a contemplative eye as I bent down.
Perry devotes himself mainly to the breeding of graded shorthorn bulls, which he sells when young for L6 per head.
He showed still less when he saw the patient, a very fat shorthorn lying, quite unconcerned, in her stall.
Brahman, or crossed with Brahman, but there were still some wild scrubber bulls and inbred shorthorn cows to be dealt with, and their influence eradicated from the herd.
So it was no great surprise to see more shorthorn stock, and even one brute who could have passed for pure Durham.
I could tell he was a hog, but for size he reminded me more of a shorthorn bull, a good four feet high at his humped shoulders.
It may also be added that for the purpose of dairy-farms the best commercial cows are all bred between the rough native cattle and shorthorns, or between Devon and Ayrshire, the latter cross being specially liked by Mr.
Illinois to buy some good British bulls, Shorthorns and Angus, and had persuaded two of the farmers to come west with their animals, bringing them by railroad as far as Cheyenne.
Tell me, before we go in, do you happen to have any of the Illinois Shorthorns pastured nearby?
He simply noted in his books that the Illinois Shorthorns were for the moment grazing to the east.
I believe our ranch will best prosper if we speedily submerge our longhorns and Shorthorns and change over completely to Herefords.
When it comes to handling the cattle, old man Don has the good hard cow-sense every time, but you shorthorns give me a pain.
Skeen to face the young thugs, four Funor shorthorns with their cowls gathered in folds about thick necks, their hair in tight brindle curls, their faces blunt, flat, doughy, the features etched into the dough as with a blunt stick, nostrils fiat slits, eyes thumbed deep and dull, mouths shapeless holes.