Ayrshire en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛɚʃɪɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈɛəʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈeːɹʃəɹ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈɛəʃɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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A breed of cattle developed in Ayrshire, Scotland, notable for the quantity and quality of its milk.
Different milks have varying amounts of fats, proteins, and lactose, and arguments abound over the relative merits and possible harms of each. For many centuries, milk with a high fat content was considered to be the best, and low-fat or skimmed milk was considered fraudulent—in fact, selling it was often illegal. Cow breeds that produce milk with a high fat content, such as Ayrshires, Jerseys, and Guernseys, have always been valued, especially for cheesemaking.
2018, Mark Kurlansky, “Chapter 1: The First Taste of Sweetness”, in Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas, Bloomsbury, →ISBN:The Ayrshire is renowned for its milk well suited to cheesemaking.
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Any individual of this breed.
As if to keep our rather abstract conversation properly grounded in earthy realities, a couple of Ayrshires wandered past us and left behind some cowpies for our consideration.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayrshires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
fi ayrshire (cow) · mr एअरशर (cow) · sv ayrshireko (cow) · fi ayrshirelehmä (cow)