holstein

noun

1. (alt-of, rare)Alternative letter-case form of Holstein (“breed of cattle”).

   “The farm bureau, through subscriptions from members, was able to give a holstein bull calf and a trio of fowls as prizes in a contest among the winners of the six districts.”

   “For Sale—Three registered holstein cows. Due to freshen the first of Jan. February and March. Prices that will sell. Age three and five years. Eugene Gibson, Smyrna.”

2. A breed of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.

   “At the height of things, Bride Lake Farms had milked a herd of sixty-five registered Holsteins. Every other day, the Hood Dairy truck would pull up, pump nine thousand pounds of raw milk out of the tank, and drive it off for processing.”

3. A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.

name

1. A geographic region and former duchy between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

   “Schleswig refuses to be separated from Holstein.”

2. A surname.