Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A historical region of western England on the Welsh border. It was part of the kingdom of Mercia during Anglo-Saxon times.
- n. A large hornless dark-faced sheep of a breed developed in Shropshire and raised for meat and wool.
Wiktionary
- n. An inland county of England bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Welsh county of Powys and county borough of Wrexham.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger, now extensively raised in many parts of the world.
Etymologies
- Old English Scrobbesbyrigscīr, from Scrobbesbyrig ("Shrewsbury") + scīr ("shire"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Rytorn in Shropshire is mentioned as the living probably intended for Mr. Fowle.”
“I observed great masses of the limestone in Shropshire, which is brought to Newport, to consist of the cells of these animals.”
“David Morton refused permission to hold folk festival in Shropshire hills”
David Morton refused permission to hold folk festival in Shropshire hills
“Liberal England: David Morton refused permission to hold folk festival in Shropshire hills. comment-link {margin-left:. 6em;}”
David Morton refused permission to hold folk festival in Shropshire hills
“The National Union of Journalists chapel in Shropshire wants to know how many of those job losses will fall in its editorial department but says managers have so far failed to respond.”
“Journalists in Shropshire are threatening to ballot for industrial action claiming managers are refusing to answer their questions about job cuts.”
“I have only ever been on one dig in Shropshire (a Roman British site) and I thought it was pretty boring!”
Some Frequently Asked Questions addressed to Roman Mysteries author Caroline Lawrence
“Always knowing that she wanted above all to create a garden, he searched for the right project, and eventually found The Dower House at Morville in Shropshire, a National Trust property offered for lease to applicants for a period of twenty years at a time.”
“It would depend upon how Offa's Dyke runs through the marches, do they grow fruit in Shropshire?”
“Surely you can see them from your hill in Shropshire anyway?”
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