Devon

[ dev-uhn ]

noun

1. Devonshire.
2. one of an English breed of red cattle, bred for beef and milk.
3. one of an English breed of sheep, bred for its long, coarse wool.

devon

¹

/ ˈdɛvən /

noun

1. a bland processed meat in sausage form, eaten cold in slices

Devon

²

/ ˈdɛvən /

noun

1. Also calledDevonshire a county of SW England, between the Bristol Channel and the English Channel, including the island of Lundy: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Plymouth and Torbay, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998; hilly, rising to the uplands of Exmoor and Dartmoor, with wooded river valleys and a rugged coastline. Administrative centre: Exeter. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 714 900 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 6569 sq km (2536 sq miles)
2. a breed of large red beef cattle originally from Devon

Word History and Origins

Origin of Devon¹

named after Devon

Example Sentences

This story could’ve only been covered by a reporter as thorough and skilled as Devon O’Neil because it required really getting sources to open up, something Devon does better than any other writer we work with.

From Outside Online

During the first nine miles, in any spot where the trail widened in the forest, Devon and I accelerated around runners in front of us, sometimes one at a time, sometimes a handful of people.

From Outside Online

When the condos began to crumple, Angela Gonzalez and her 16-year-old daughter, Devon, went into a free fall and landed on the fifth floor.

From Washington Post

We have spent most of this year working remotely from Cornwall and Devon.

From Digiday

She also translated a French novel for the publisher Andre Deutsch while in Devon.

From The Daily Beast

I read that you recorded it at a converted barn in Devon, UK.

From The Daily Beast

As the deadline for the list approached, I talked to my friend and fellow writer Devon Maloney.

From The Daily Beast

Capt. Devon Blake is a fellow graduate of West Point and a military intelligence officer.

From The Daily Beast

The pictures were donated to the Museum of British Surfing in Braunton, North Devon.

From The Daily Beast

The alarms and excursions of the past three weeks were naturally trying to a girl born and bred in a quiet Devon village.

From Project Gutenberg

The pneumatic vacuum tubes which propelled the trains on the South Devon Railway, failed to give the power that was expected.

From Project Gutenberg

Fortunately, they prevail in a comparatively small section, for we did not find them outside of Cornwall and Devon.

From Project Gutenberg

The Devon is intelligent, gentle, and tractable; is good for milk, and unsurpassed for the yoke and for fattening.

From Project Gutenberg

Peace be to him for a lover of Dartmoor and true gentleman of Devon!

From Project Gutenberg