| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Berkshire |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Berk·shire |
| PRONUNCIATION: | bûrk shîr , -sh r |
| NOUN: | One of a domestic breed of medium-sized black swine with white markings on the feet, legs, and face. | | ETYMOLOGY: | After Berkshire, a county of south-central England.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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