Nottinghamshire
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/
Proper noun
  1. A north-midland county of England bordered by South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.
    • 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
      "Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn."
      "Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?"



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