[shire] n [ME, fr. OE scir office, shire; akin to OHG scira care] (bef. 12c) 1: an administrative subdivision; esp: a county in England
2: any of a breed of large heavy draft horses of British origin that have heavily feathered legs
[shire] n [ME, fr. OE scir office, shire; akin to OHG scira care] (bef. 12c) 1: an administrative subdivision; esp: a county in England
2: any of a breed of large heavy draft horses of British origin that have heavily feathered legs
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012