- Dur|ham
- Dur|ham «DUR uhm», noun.a breed of shorthorned cattle; shorthorn.╂[< Durham, the county in England where it originated]
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ham — al·ham·bresque; bir·ming·ham; bon·ham; brig·ham·ite; brig·ham; buck·ing·ham·shire; chat·ham·ite; chel·ten·ham; cun·ning·ham·ia; dag·en·ham; fa·ham; ful·ham; gawk·ham·mer; ging·ham; gra·ham; gra·ham·ism; ham·a·dry·ad; ham·a·dry·as;… … English syllables
dur — ba·ha·dur; ban·dur·ria; dur; dur·ant; dur·azol; dur·bar; dur·ben; dur·dum; dur·fee; dur·gan; dur·mast; dur·ra; dur·wan; dur·yl; dur·za·da; dur·zee; en·dur·able; en·dur·ance; en·dur·ant; en·dur·er; en·dur·ing·ly; en·dur·ing·ness; jul·lun·dur;… … English syllables
durham — dur·ham … English syllables
Durham rule — Dur·ham rule (d rґəm) [Durham, surname of an American felon judged to be criminally insane in 1954] see under rule … Medical dictionary
Durham tube1 — Dur·ham tube1 (d rґəm) [Arthur Edward Durham, English surgeon, 1834–1895.] see under tube … Medical dictionary
Durham tube2 — Dur·ham tube2 (d rґəm) [Herbert Edward Durham, English bacteriologist, 1866–1945] see under tube … Medical dictionary
Durham — Dur|ham 1.) a city in northeast England on the River Wear. It has a ↑cathedral (=large important church) and one of the UK s oldest universities. 2.) also County Durham a ↑county in northeast England, which used to produce a lot of coal … Dictionary of contemporary English
Durham — Dur•ham [[t]ˈdɜr əm, ˈdʌr [/t]] n. 1) geg a county in NE England. 604,300; 940 sq. mi. (2435 sq. km) 2) geg a city in this county. 86,500 3) geg a city in N North Carolina. 149,799 4) ahb. Shorthorn … From formal English to slang
Durham — Dur ham, n. One or a breed of short horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef producing quality … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Durham rule — Dur·ham rule / du̇r əm , dər / n [from Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (1954), a case heard by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that established the rule]: a rule of criminal law used in some states that holds that in order to find … Law dictionary
