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proper nounˈbɑːkʃ(ɪ)ə A county of southern England, west of London, divided in 1998 into six unitary authorities.
nounˈbɑːkʃ(ɪ)ə A pig of a black breed, now rarely kept commercially. Example sentencesExamples - The nineteen British pigs that flew to Japan were made up of seven British Landrace, two Welsh, eight Large White and two Berkshires.
- Unlike most mass-produced pigs, which have had much of their fat bred out of them, Berkshires have a healthy marbling of fat that gives the hams they yield a rich, meaty texture; cherry, apple, and hickory smoking adds flavor.
- But, as with all coloured pig breeds, the Berkshire suffered a serious decline in popularity following World War II when the demand for leaner bacon from white-skinned pigs increased and then in the 1960s with the development of breeding companies that favoured white breeds.
- On the pig front, we've got Gloucester Old Spots, Tamworths, Berkshires and even Middlewhites - wonderful beasts with squashed noses.
- The Berkshire pig is the oldest breed of pig in Britain, but its numbers are dwindling.
Origin From the name of Berkshire, a county of southern England. proper noun A county of southern England, west of London, divided in 1998 into six unitary authorities.
Berkshire2(also Berkshire Pig) noun A pig of a black breed, now rarely kept commercially. Example sentencesExamples - Unlike most mass-produced pigs, which have had much of their fat bred out of them, Berkshires have a healthy marbling of fat that gives the hams they yield a rich, meaty texture; cherry, apple, and hickory smoking adds flavor.
- But, as with all coloured pig breeds, the Berkshire suffered a serious decline in popularity following World War II when the demand for leaner bacon from white-skinned pigs increased and then in the 1960s with the development of breeding companies that favoured white breeds.
- On the pig front, we've got Gloucester Old Spots, Tamworths, Berkshires and even Middlewhites - wonderful beasts with squashed noses.
- The Berkshire pig is the oldest breed of pig in Britain, but its numbers are dwindling.
- The nineteen British pigs that flew to Japan were made up of seven British Landrace, two Welsh, eight Large White and two Berkshires.
Origin From the name of Berkshire, a county of southern England. |