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词汇 shire-horse
释义 shire horse
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈʃaɪə ˌhɔːs/ us /ˈʃaɪr ˌhɔːrs/
a large, strong English horse that has long hair covering its feet(英格兰)中部大挽马,夏尔马
 
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Examples of shire horse


shire horse
No longer was there the wiry pony, but the ponderous shirehorse was evolved to carry the knight.
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Hingleys used 6 of its own horses - massive animals weighing over a ton in weight the equivalent to a shirehorse.
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By the 1950s the shirehorse had practically ceased to exist.
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From 1980 the company owned a famous prize winning shirehorse team.
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Everybody knows that in regard to shire horses and hackneys the standards of the show ring are very strong and would die very hard.
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I also fear that it will tend to supersede shire horses.
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Yet he is passionately pro-hunting, though not himself a hunter—a horse could not be found that was stout enough for him, and shire horses, although stout, are not fast enough.
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In keeping with this sense of history and tradition, the brewery keeps a small team of dapple-grey shire horses.
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In the 1920s however, most breweries decided to put their shire horses out to grass and switch to motor transport.
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The demonstration used 16 shire horses and 24-inch-diameter hemispheres.
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The show celebrates all aspects of farming and rural life with classes for sheep, cattle, light horses, ponies and shire horses plus poultry, pigeon and egg sections.
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