The Meaning of shire

• (n.) A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire.
• (n.) A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county.

Synonyms

shire horse

Rhymes

admire , afire , alkire , aspire , backfire , beijer , berkshire , biedermeier , crossfire , devonshire , dire , dwire , eir , esquire , expire , fire , frymire , gire , glenayre , guire , gunfire , gyr , haywire , hellfire , hire , hyre , inquire , inspire , ire , izaguirre , lancashire , lyre , maguire , martyre , mcguire , mcintire , mcquire , mire , myre , perspire , quire , reacquire , require , retire , safire , schreyer , scire , shropshire , skier , smyre , spire , squire , tyre , untermeyer , whitmire , wiltshire , wire , wyre