Used to designate a breed of shorthorn cattle originating in Durham, now generally called shorthorns.

attributive. = shorthorn, n.

One of a breed of cattle having short horns, originally bred in the north-eastern counties of England and now widely distributed over Great Britain…

An animal or plant native to Shetland or originally bred in Shetland. A Shetland cow; cf. sense 6.

= Lincoln Red n. at Lincoln, n.1 1a(e).

Used attributively or adj. in the following. an animal belonging to a breed of red shorthorn cattle so called, used as producers of both milk…

a breed of shorthorn developed specially for producing milk; a cow of this breed.

In full Illawarra (dairy, milking) shorthorn: see quot. 1911.

a shorthorn bred primarily to yield milk.