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Teeswater

Teeswater noun: one of a breed of cattle formerly bred in England, but supposed to have originated in Holland and to have been the principal stock from which the shorthorns were derived.

Noun

Teeswater (plural Teeswaters)

  1. One of a breed of cattle formerly bred in England, but supposed to have originated in Holland and to have been the principal stock from which the shorthorns were derived.
  2. One of an old English breed of sheep, allied to the Leicester.

Forms of Teeswater

pluralTeeswaters

Origin of Teeswater

From Tees + water, after the river in northern England.

Questions about Teeswater

What does Teeswater mean?
Teeswater means one of a breed of cattle formerly bred in England, but supposed to have originated in Holland and to have been the principal stock from which the shorthorns were derived.
What part of speech is Teeswater?
Teeswater is a noun.
What is the plural of Teeswater?
The plural of Teeswater is Teeswaters.

Words near Teeswater in the dictionary

  1. Teesside
  2. Teessider
  3. Teessiders
  4. teest
  5. teests
  6. Teeswater
  7. Teeswaters
  8. teet
  9. teetan
  10. teetans
  11. teetee

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