Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of a breed of cattle, originally from Schleswig-Holstein, valued for the large amount of milk produced by the cows. The color is usually black and white in irregular patches.
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- proper noun A
surname . - noun A type of
dairy cattle , distinctively colored in splotches of black and white. - noun A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the
warmblood breeds, used in show jumping. - proper noun The region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of
Schleswig , part of the German state ofSchleswig-Holstein .
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- noun a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
Etymologies
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Examples
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12 BRED HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, bred Holstein, weighing 1250lb., due to calf 9-15.
unknown title 2009
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12 BRED HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, bred Holstein, weighing 1250lb., due to calf 9-15.
unknown title 2009
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12 BRED HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, bred Holstein, weighing 1250lb., due to calf 9-15.
unknown title 2009
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Holstein is German, but the northern part of Schleswig, north of Fiensburg, is inhabited by Danes who are longing to join Denmark and who number about 200,000.
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These people had their home in the country that is called Holstein and Jutland.
Young Folks' History of England Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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However, the only object of the Protocol is the fate of Holstein, which is decided upon --
The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860
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The talks were also attended by Vice-Chancellor Guido Westerwelle of the FDP and Wolfgang Kubicki, leader of the FDP in Schleswig - Holstein, which is also ruled by a CDU-FDP coalition.
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Commodore Fischer, had felt necessary to shift his broad pendant to the "Holstein," the second ship from the north flank.
The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877
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Hitherto the difficulty of transit has been so great that we have only derived supplies of live stock from countries situated at a short distance, such as Holstein and Holland.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875
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An affection for deep-fried steak known as "pitchfork fondue" and the occasional roadside oddity—like Salem Sue, a 38-foot fiberglass Holstein cow—doesn't hurt.
Crop Scouts Stalk North Dakota's Amber Waves of Grain Mark Peters 2011
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