Noun shire has 2 senses
  1. shire - a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
    --1 is a kind of
    administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
    --1 has parts: county town, shire town
  2. shire, shire horse - British breed of large heavy draft horse
    --2 is a kind of draft horse, draught horse, dray horse
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