Tamworth

[ tam-wurth ]

/ ˈtæmˌwɜrθ /

one of an English breed of red hogs, raised chiefly for bacon.

Origin of Tamworth

after Tamworth, in Staffordshire, England where the breed was developed

Tamworth ²

[ tam-wurth ]

/ ˈtæmˌwɜrθ /

a city in E Australia.

Yesterday we gave a little dinner to Archie's partner, Mr. Tamworth.

Wanted: A Cook |Alan Dale
The right honourable Baronet, the member for Tamworth, told us so.

The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) |Thomas Babington Macaulay
Tamworth church in Staffordshire, and Marshfield in Gloucestershire, had twelfth century central towers.

The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church |A. Hamilton Thompson
The savings I had accumulated were drawing interest in the growing but by no means adult publishing house of Tamworth and Fairfax.

Wanted: A Cook |Alan Dale

I told Tamworth that my wife had tonsilitis, as I thought it sounded better and would be more evocative of sympathy.

Wanted: A Cook |Alan Dale

tamworth

/ (ˈtæmwəθ) /

(often capital) any of a hardy rare breed of long-bodied reddish pigs

named after Tamworth, England, where it was developed

Tamworth

/ (ˈtæmwəθ) /

a market town in W central England, in SE Staffordshire. Pop: 71 650 (2001)

a city in SE Australia, in E central New South Wales: industrial centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 32 543 (2001)