Illustration of Guernsey
plural Guernseys
: any of a breed of usually reddish-brown and white dairy cattle that are larger than the Jersey and produce rich yellowish milk
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Lewis uses Guernsey buttermilk and butter from Calder Dairy and Farm to make biscuits.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
For instance, some flavors lately have included, Purple Cow, a black raspberry ice cream with chocolate chunks; Guernsey Cow, a peanut butter ice cream with Oreos; Cowabunga, coconut with pineapple ice cream that tastes like a pina colada.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
The treasures at Arlan Ettinger’s Guernsey’s auction house are valued at $3-5 million and will be available to view at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Feb. 17 and 18.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
In Wisconsin, the company was known for its closing of the Golden Guernsey dairy plant in Waukesha, in 2013, and for moving work from Hufcor Manufacturing in Janesville to Mexico in 2021.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
Dwarfed by Guernsey and Jersey, the more significant landmasses in the English Channel, Alderney is only slightly larger than its neighbors Herm and Sark, the latter of which is notable for having been, until 2008, the last feudal state in Europe.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Farmworkers' struggle:In Yuma, the heat is worsened by inadequate housing
Unlike California and other states, Arizona lacks laws and regulations to protect farm workers from the heat, Jill Guernsey de Zapien, a public health professor at the University of Arizona, told The Arizona Republic in July.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024
As for the romantic aspect, the lead character is torn between two men: her American fiancé (Glen Powell) and a new man from Guernsey (Michiel Huisman).
—Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
The New York auction -- set for Feb. 22 -- comes following a deal between Guernsey’s Auction House in New York and Mandela’s daughter Makaziwe Mandela, is estimated at a collective value of between $2 to $3 million.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
For instance, some flavors lately have included, Purple Cow, a black raspberry ice cream with chocolate chunks; Guernsey Cow, a peanut butter ice cream with Oreos; Cowabunga, coconut with pineapple ice cream that tastes like a pina colada.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
The treasures at Arlan Ettinger’s Guernsey’s auction house are valued at $3-5 million and will be available to view at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Feb. 17 and 18.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
In Wisconsin, the company was known for its closing of the Golden Guernsey dairy plant in Waukesha, in 2013, and for moving work from Hufcor Manufacturing in Janesville to Mexico in 2021.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
Dwarfed by Guernsey and Jersey, the more significant landmasses in the English Channel, Alderney is only slightly larger than its neighbors Herm and Sark, the latter of which is notable for having been, until 2008, the last feudal state in Europe.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Farmworkers' struggle:In Yuma, the heat is worsened by inadequate housing
Unlike California and other states, Arizona lacks laws and regulations to protect farm workers from the heat, Jill Guernsey de Zapien, a public health professor at the University of Arizona, told The Arizona Republic in July.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024
As for the romantic aspect, the lead character is torn between two men: her American fiancé (Glen Powell) and a new man from Guernsey (Michiel Huisman).
—Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
The New York auction -- set for Feb. 22 -- comes following a deal between Guernsey’s Auction House in New York and Mandela’s daughter Makaziwe Mandela, is estimated at a collective value of between $2 to $3 million.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
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Guernsey
noun
Guern·sey
ˈgərn-zē 
plural Guernseys
: any of a breed of usually reddish brown and white dairy cattle that are larger than Jerseys and produce rich yellowish milk
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