shorthorns
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It is a cross of Indian Brahma cattle, which are resistant to the tropical heat and diseases of southern Texas, and pure-bred shorthorns, one of the great English beef breeds.
From Time Magazine Archive
"But where are the shorthorns that came after I left home?"
From Law and Laughter by George A. (George Alexander) Morton
But neither hay-time, nor hot jam-time, nor holiday-time bring back Freddy to the Manor, whither his country-loving aunt has hastened back joyfully to spud and billycock and shorthorns, a round month ago.
From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
They are mostly of the shorthorn breed, large numbers of Irish shorthorns being wintered in the fens.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
Hugh Aylmer’s herd of shorthorns was sold at West Dereham, by Mr. John Thornton.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Charles Mackie
