Teeswater

noun

Tees·​water

ˈtēz+ˌ-

1

: an extinct British breed of cattle believed to have been the principal stock from which the Shorthorns are derived

2

or teeswater plural Teeswaters or teeswaters : an animal of the Teeswater breed

Word History

Etymology

Tees, river of northern England + water

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