A traditional county of Scotland.
ayrshire
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ayrshire.
Editorial note
Would you prefer Lord Clyde in Ayrshire Pullman Motor Services v Inland Revenue?
Quick take
A traditional county of Scotland.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ayrshire gathered in one view.
One of a breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland, notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ayrshire.
noun
A traditional county of Scotland.
noun
One of a breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland, notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.
Example sentences
Would you prefer Lord Clyde in Ayrshire Pullman Motor Services v Inland Revenue?
Supermarket milk is commonly from Friesian cows, but sometimes from Ayrshire cows (especially in Scotland) or from Jersey cows (especially in South West England).
The Highland Clearances resulted in them leaving Ayrshire to work in Broxburn/Uphall near Edinburgh which at the time were essentially towns owned by shale mining companies.
My personal favourite is non-homogenised milk from Ayrshire cows.
I'm from Glasgow (Kirkintilloch), live in Ayrshire now, and I saw it first hand: I had two friends die of OD's years ago.
> North Ayrshire Council said 97 per cent of children or their parents had consented to the new system So the opinion of the North Ayrshire Council is that children can consent?
(at the time of the raid, my family's respective sides were still to be in Ayrshire and Ulster for another hundred-and-fifty years or so—no historical connection to the event, or even the war excepting they probably had as much disdain for the British as Americans might have.
Quote examples
And the taxpayer is in like manner entitled to be astute to prevent, so far as he honestly can, the depletion of his means by the Inland Revenue" Ayrshire Pullman Motor Services v Inland Revenue [1929] 141 Tax Case 754.
Lord Clyde said in Ayrshire Pullman Motor Services v Inland Revenue "No man in the country is under the smallest obligation, moral or other, so to arrange his legal relations to his business or property as to enable the Inland Revenue to put the largest possible shovel in his stores.
You'd be amazed how many firefighters I know called "Burns", even leaving aside Ayrshire where lots of people are not-too-distantly related to a famous poet who, to put it mildly, put it about a bit.
From the article: "North Ayrshire Council said 97 per cent of children or their parents had consented to the new system" With a wording like that and a percentage that high, I imagine it went down more or less like that: an adult explain to the kids in 5min what this does and how it will be better for everyone.
Proper noun examples
A bit random, my Grandma went to school in Ayrshire, Iowa [1], which I have to imagine was named after Ayrshire, Scotland.
Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, but also were around Kirkliston near Edinburgh along with the other two towns later on.
Some types do well in Ayrshire, some do well up here in Angus (yes, like Aberdeen-Angus cattle).
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use ayrshire in a sentence?
Would you prefer Lord Clyde in Ayrshire Pullman Motor Services v Inland Revenue?
What does ayrshire mean?
A traditional county of Scotland.
What part of speech is ayrshire?
ayrshire is commonly used as noun.