Hereford

//ˈhɝfɚd// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cow of the Hereford breed.
  2. 2
    hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A locality in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Frank Hereford. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Grant County, Minnesota, named for Hereford cattle. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, supposedly named for a Hereford bull. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place therein, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, named for Hereford cattle. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States, named for Hereford cattle raised there. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see Hereford (cattle). countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A surname. countable, uncountable

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Example

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"A boy having sold a cow at the fair at Hereford, was way-laid by a highwayman, who at a convenient place demanded the money; on this the boy took to his heels and ran away but being overtaken by the highwayman, who dismounted, he pulled the money out of his pocket and strewed it about, and while the highwayman was picking it up, the boy jumped upon the horse and rode home."

Etymology

From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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