Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A breed of beef cattle, maintained chiefly in Herefordshire, England. The body color is a deep red, the face, mane, throat and chest white, and the horns are moderately long.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One of a breed of cattle originating in Herefordshire, England. The Herefords are good working animals, and their beef-producing quality is excellent.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A city in Herefordshire, England
  • proper noun A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see w:Hereford (cattle)
  • noun A cow of the Hereford breed.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States

Etymologies

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From Old English here ("army"), Welsh hewr ("fort or castle"), or Proto-Indo-European + Old English -ford ("place suitable for crossing the river")

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Examples

  • HEREFORD (June 25, 2010) - A state district court jury in Hereford sentenced a 17-year-old girl to 45 years in prison Friday in the 2009 stabbing death of her grandmother.

    KWTX - HomePage - Headlines 2010

  • Mr. CAINE: (as Milo Tindle) My mother was born in Hereford, a farmer's daughter, and my father is an Italian who came to this country in the '30s from Genoa.

    Michael Caine Reflects On His 'Hollywood' Career 2010

  • Mr. CAINE: (as Milo Tindle) My mother was born in Hereford, a farmer's daughter, and my father is an Italian who came to this country in the '30s from Genoa.

    Michael Caine Reflects On His 'Hollywood' Career 2010

  • Mr. CAINE: (as Milo Tindle) My mother was born in Hereford, a farmer's daughter, and my father is an Italian who came to this country in the '30s from Genoa.

    Michael Caine Reflects On His 'Hollywood' Career 2010

  • Mr. CAINE: (as Milo Tindle) My mother was born in Hereford, a farmer's daughter, and my father is an Italian who came to this country in the '30s from Genoa.

    Michael Caine Reflects On His 'Hollywood' Career 2010

  • Mr. CAINE: (as Milo Tindle) My mother was born in Hereford, a farmer's daughter, and my father is an Italian who came to this country in the '30s from Genoa.

    Michael Caine Reflects On His 'Hollywood' Career 2010

  • Mr. CAINE: (as Milo Tindle) My mother was born in Hereford, a farmer's daughter, and my father is an Italian who came to this country in the '30s from Genoa.

    Michael Caine Reflects On His 'Hollywood' Career 2010

  • Mr. CAINE: (as Milo Tindle) My mother was born in Hereford, a farmer's daughter, and my father is an Italian who came to this country in the '30s from Genoa.

    Michael Caine Reflects On His 'Hollywood' Career 2010

  • In the past 450 years, we have increased understanding, and no longer will a man get thumped in Hereford on a Saturday night if he says he is Welsh.

    Tick Tock 2008

  • In the past 450 years, we have increased understanding, and no longer will a man get thumped in Hereford on a Saturday night if he says he is Welsh.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

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