Suffolk

[ suhf-uh k ]

/ ˈsʌf ək /

noun

a county in E England. 1470 sq. mi. (3805 sq. km).

one of an English breed of sheep having a black face and legs, noted for mutton of high quality.

one of an English breed of chestnut draft horses having a deep body and short legs.

one of an English breed of small, black hogs.

a city in SE Virginia.

Example sentences from the Web for suffolk

His journey began in a grand house in north Suffolk called Somerleyton.

Walking In The Footsteps Of W.G. Sebald, Hiker, Novelist, Strange Genius |Edward Platt |June 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was “overwhelmed by the feeling” that “the Suffolk expanses” had “shrunk once and for all to a single, blind, insensate spot.”

Walking In The Footsteps Of W.G. Sebald, Hiker, Novelist, Strange Genius |Edward Platt |June 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Katherine, who converted to Islam after meeting Tsarnaev, dropped out of Suffolk University the same year they married.

‘She Knew Nothing’: Meet the Bomber’s Widow, Raising the Bomber’s Daughter |Lizzie Crocker |April 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, the latest Suffolk (PDF) poll has Ohio tied (at 47) and Rasmussen also has a tie (at 48).

Romney’s Surge |Doug Schoen, Jessica Tarlov |October 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

In Brentwood, a hamlet in Suffolk County, Hughes said you can see “hundreds and hundreds” of young men affiliated with the gang.

Central American Gang MS-13 Cuts Swath of Murder and Mayhem Across Long Island |Matthew DeLuca |June 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
There are few better breeds, perhaps, than the improved Suffolk—that is, the Suffolk crossed with the Chinese.

Sheep, Swine, and Poultry |Robert Jennings
I will not attempt to speak in detail of what was done at Suffolk by our regiment.

A Raw Recruit's War Experiences |Ansel D. Nickerson
To a Suffolk or Norfolk man it is, of course, especially attractive.

East Anglia |J. Ewing Ritchie
"And your majesty is not inexperienced in such matters," laughed Suffolk.

Windsor Castle |William Harrison Ainsworth
At this time the shores of Norfolk and Suffolk were most conspicuous for contraband trade.

The History of Margaret Catchpole |Richard Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for suffolk (1 of 2)

Suffolk ¹

/ (ˈsʌfək) /

noun

a county of SE England, on the North Sea: its coast is flat and marshy, indented by broad tidal estuaries. Administrative centre: Ipswich. Pop: 678 100 (2003 est). Area: 3800 sq km (1467 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for suffolk (2 of 2)

Suffolk ²

/ (ˈsʌfək) /

noun

a black-faced breed of sheep

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