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shire

shire \'shi-(*)r, in place-name compounds .shi(*)r, sh*r\ n [ME, fr. OE 
   sci-r office, shire; akin to OHG sci-ra care] 1: an administrative 
   subdivision; esp : a county in England  2: any of a British breed of large 
   heavy draft horses with heavily feathere d legs