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Holstein vs Clydesdale - What's the difference?

holstein | clydesdale |

As nouns the difference between holstein and clydesdale

is that holstein is an alternative spelling of Holstein|lang=en (breed of cattle) while Clydesdale is a particularly large and powerful breed of rare draft horse.

As a proper noun Holstein

is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

holstein

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) (breed of cattle) .
  • * 1915 , Floyd S. Barlow, Otsego County'', in the ''Twenty-eighth Annual Report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University , page 2173:
    • 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.
  • * 1919 January, in The Chenango County Farm Bureau News , volume 5, number 1, page 7:
    • 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.

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    clydesdale

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A particularly large and powerful breed of rare draft horse.
  • (US) A heavier than usual athlete (Over 200 lbs for men, over 145 lbs for women)
  • (derogatory, slang) A very morbidly obese person.

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