Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a hardy breed of large brown dairy cattle that originated in Switzerland.
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- noun large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland
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Examples
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The Brown Swiss is thought to go back several thousand years.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The Brown Swiss is thought to go back several thousand years.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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There was some practical knowledge in mountainous areas in some of the provinces where Brown Swiss cows had been crossed with zebu cattle, and also [changes thought], but very little concerning other possible cross-breedings.
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Brown Swiss cattle because of the U.S. blockade and the difficulty of importing
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At the beginning, the center limited itself to using Holstein, then it researched the use of other breeds -- the local breed, the Brown Swiss, and other breeds.
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The advantage of water buffaloes over Holstein, Brown Swiss, and Criollo cattle was demonstrated in a test at Delta Amacuro, Venezuela, when the cattle developed serious foot rot In the wet conditions of the Orinoco Delta and had to be withdrawn from the test.
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Most of the cattle was what we commonly call Zebu or Brahma, some small groups of, those known as criollos, and some scant thousands of Holsteins, and a few head of Brown Swiss.
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Are you going to have (F-1) of Brown Swiss or Holstein?
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At the Ed Brandt Dairy Barn, Mr. Obama arrived in the midst of a dairy cow judging contest, with Ayershire, Brown Swiss and other breeds.
FOXNews.com Greta Van Susteren 2011
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"We run two herds of 90 Holstein and 90 Brown Swiss and sell a lot of pure bred Brown Swiss, about 80% of which are for farmers looking to use them for cross breeding."
FWi - All News 2010
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