shire vs shire horse

shire

• A shire horse. 

• The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom. 

• A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia. 

• Physical area administered by a sheriff. 

• Former administrative area of Britain; a county. 

• County Longford was shired in 1586 

• To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties. 

shire horse

• A draught horse of a tall British breed, usually black, bay, or grey.