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Cheshire

[chesh-er, -eer]

noun

  1. Formerly Chester.a county in NW England. 899 sq. mi. (2,328 sq. km).

  2. a town in central Connecticut.

  3. Also called Cheshire cheese,.Also called Chester.a hard cheese, yellowish, orange, or white in color, made of cow's milk and similar to cheddar.



Cheshire

1

/ ˈtʃɛʃɪə, ˈʃɛʃə /

noun

  1. Ches.a former administrative county of NW England; administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, and Cheshire East: low-lying and undulating, bordering on the Pennines in the east; mainly agricultural: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Warrington and Halton, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998. Area 2077 sq km (802 sq miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cheshire

2

/ ˈʃɛʃə /

noun

  1. Group Captain ( Geoffrey ) Leonard . 1917–92, British philanthropist: awarded the Victoria Cross in World War II; founded the Leonard Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Disabled: married Sue, Baroness Ryder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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From club cricket in Cheshire and Birmingham, to T20 leagues in Canada and the Cayman Islands, there was a time when Webster thought he would simply "eke out a steady career".

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Here, Cheshire cats and mad hatters have been bumped for odd shopkeepers and pot-smoking venture capitalists.

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In the police footage, the arresting Cheshire Police officer can be heard telling Watts he was being arrested in relation to a phone that had been found on him in prison, saying: "I know it's not ideal news."

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PC Dan Lee, from Cheshire Police, said: "Hopefully this time he will use his time behind bars to reflect upon his actions rather than trying to set up another business venture."

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Simon Clark, from Ellesmore Port, Cheshire, was a teacher in Flintshire when he pretended to be a 14-year-old boy and sent messages to 26 girls aged between 10 and 15.

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