Definition of Humlies
1. humlie [n] - See also: humlie
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Humlies
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Literary usage of Humlies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Polled Aberdeen Or Angus Cattle: Giving an Account of the Origin by James Macdonald, James Sinclair (1882)
"... and Buchan humlies—The latter two same variety—Loss of horns. WE have already indicated that, among naturalists and other persons of distinction, ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England by Royal Agricultural Society of England (1881)
"Even at the present day some seem to regard these black horned crosses as the ancestors of the Buchan humlies. The reverse, however, is more nearly true. ..."
3. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1920)
"In southern Aberdeen, in the Buchan district, the breed was long known as "Buchan humlies," while in the section of Forfar known as Angus these cattle were ..."
4. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1906)
"In southern Aberdeen, in the Buchan district, the breed was long known as " Buchan humlies," while in the section of Forfar known as Angus these cattle were ..."