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[Name of a town and a county in the north of England.]
a. Used to designate a breed of shorthorn cattle originating in Durham, now generally called shorthorns.
1810J. Bailey Agric. Durham xiv. 230 The Durham Ox was bred by Mr. Charles Colling, of Ketton, in the year 1796. 1855Poultry Chron. III. 391/2 Amongst them [sc. breeds of cattle] were to be seen short horns, Durhams, Devons, and others in great perfection. 1861Geo. Eliot Silas M. vi. 89 P'rhaps you didn't say the cow was a red Durham. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 190/2 The Shorthorn..is still termed the Durham breed in most parts of the world except the land of its birth.
b. Durham Mustard, ground mustard orig. produced by a Mrs. Clements in Durham in the 18th century.
1799Times 1 June 1/4 Best Durham mustard 2s. 1861Mrs. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. 216 From the circumstance of Mrs. Clements being a resident at Durham, it obtained the name of Durham mustard. 1911Encycl. Brit. XIX. 98/1 The bright yellow farina..produced under the name of ‘Durham mustard’ pleased..George I. 1970Simon & Howe Dict. Gastronomy 274/1 In 1729 she [sc. Mrs. Clements] hit on the idea of grinding mustard seeds... It is said she made a small fortune selling what became known as Durham mustard. |