holstein
see also: Holstein
Noun
Holstein
Proper noun
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see also: Holstein
Noun
holstein (plural holsteins)
- (rare) Alternative letter-case form of Holstein#English|Holstein (“breed of cattle”).
- 1919 January, in The Chenango County Farm Bureau News, volume 5, number 1, page 7:
- For Sale—Three registered holstein cows. Due to freshen the first of Jan. February and March. Prices that will sell. Age three and five years. Eugene Gibson, Smyrna.
- 1919 January, in The Chenango County Farm Bureau News, volume 5, number 1, page 7:
Holstein
Proper noun
- The region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Synonyms: Holsatia
- 1880, Nassau William, senior, Conversations with distinguished persons during the Second Empire, volume 1, page 206:
- Schleswig refuses to be separated from Holstein.
- German: Holstein
- Russian: Го́льштейн
holstein (plural holsteins)
- A type of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.
- A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.
- (dairy cattle) Friesian
- (horse) Holsteiner
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