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

Where the farm is famous for cattle, the chief occasion is the yearly sale of young shorthorns.

From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard

But though the Squire had supported the shorthorns, even the shorthorns had not prevented the downward course things agricultural were following.

From The Hills and the Vale by Jefferies, Richard

I'd like to see you married to a good, solid man, who would learn you to talk of shorthorns and Berkshires.

From Nobody by Warner, Susan

Suffice it to say that no other breeder of shorthorns can claim having owned such an array of first-class bulls.

From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William