Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger, now extensively raised in many parts of the world.
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- proper noun An
inland county ofEngland bordered by the English counties ofCheshire ,Staffordshire ,Worcestershire ,Herefordshire and theWelsh county ofPowys and county borough ofWrexham .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rytorn in Shropshire is mentioned as the living probably intended for Mr. Fowle.
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I observed great masses of the limestone in Shropshire, which is brought to Newport, to consist of the cells of these animals.
Canto II 1803
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Liberal England: David Morton refused permission to hold folk festival in Shropshire hills. comment-link {margin-left:. 6em;}
David Morton refused permission to hold folk festival in Shropshire hills 2009
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The National Union of Journalists chapel in Shropshire wants to know how many of those job losses will fall in its editorial department but says managers have so far failed to respond.
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Always knowing that she wanted above all to create a garden, he searched for the right project, and eventually found The Dower House at Morville in Shropshire, a National Trust property offered for lease to applicants for a period of twenty years at a time.
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Journalists in Shropshire are threatening to ballot for industrial action claiming managers are refusing to answer their questions about job cuts.
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David Morton refused permission to hold folk festival in Shropshire hills
David Morton refused permission to hold folk festival in Shropshire hills 2009
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I have only ever been on one dig in Shropshire (a Roman British site) and I thought it was pretty boring!
Some Frequently Asked Questions addressed to Roman Mysteries author Caroline Lawrence 2010
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It would depend upon how Offa's Dyke runs through the marches, do they grow fruit in Shropshire?
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Surely you can see them from your hill in Shropshire anyway?
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