亚洲网紅露点

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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.

厂丑颈谤茅

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

/ 藞蕛瑟蓹谤别瑟 /

noun

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

shire

2

/ 蕛补瑟蓹 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

shire

3

/ 蕛补瑟蓹 /

verb

  1. dialect.
    tr to refresh or rest

    let me get my head shired

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉耻产顎僺丑颈谤别顎 noun
  • 耻苍顎僤别谤路蝉丑颈谤别顎 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of shire1

before 900; Middle English; Old English 蝉肠墨谤 office of administration, jurisdiction of such an office, county

Origin of shire2

1875鈥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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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of shire1

Old English 蝉肠墨谤 office; related to Old High German 蝉肠墨谤a business

Origin of shire2

from Old English 蝉肠墨谤 clear
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Example Sentences

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Later, the Liberal Democrats expect to sweep the Tory 'shires' as they did at the general election.

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Labour loyalists and spin doctors will emphasise what is true 鈥 the elections being fought at council level are "us fighting in the shires", as one of them said.

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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 鈥淣ew Hampshire鈥 in state law to make it clear that 鈥渟hire鈥 rhymes with 鈥渇ur鈥 not 鈥渇ire.鈥

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

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