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Definition of ayrshire : 1. Alt. of Ayry
2. One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.

Synonyms:

Hereford, Holstein, Angus, Brown Swiss, Galloway, Brahma, Guernsey, Durham, cattle, longhorn, Devon, shorthorn, Sussex, Jersey

Usage examples:

• When McKann had been in Paris, Kitty Ayrshire was singing at the Comique, and he wouldn't go to hear her- even there, where one found so little that was better to do. - "Youth and the Bright Medusa", Willa Cather.
• Shall we count it nothing to his honour that, instead of sitting down contentedly among the boon companions of Ayrshire, he aspired to read the best books in the world, to know the wisest men, and in turn to do something himself that should not be forgotten? - "Dr. Johnson and His Circle", John Bailey.
• Yonnie, the Ayrshire bull, tossed his head and sat as the rope tightened on his noseband. - "Blind Man's Lantern", Allen Kim Lang.