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Suffolk

American  
[suhf-uhk] / ˈsʌf ək /

noun

  1. a county in E England. 1,470 sq. mi. (3,805 sq. km).

  2. one of an English breed of sheep having a black face and legs, noted for mutton of high quality.

  3. one of an English breed of chestnut draft horses having a deep body and short legs.

  4. one of an English breed of small, black hogs.

  5. a city in SE Virginia.


Suffolk 1 British  
/ ˈsʌfək /

noun

  1. a county of SE England, on the North Sea: its coast is flat and marshy, indented by broad tidal estuaries. Administrative centre: Ipswich. Pop: 678 100 (2003 est). Area: 3800 sq km (1467 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Suffolk 2 British  
/ ˈsʌfək /

noun

  1. a black-faced breed of sheep

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Suffolk Police was called by the ambulance service to The Street, Monks Eleigh, which is near Lavenham, at 16:10 GMT on Thursday.

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A fortnight after searches began, the youngsters' bodies were found in a ditch about 10 miles away, near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

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The Suffolk Punch Trust has had a stud at Hollesley in the county, since 1759.

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Andrew Blenkiron, who oversees the Elveden estate in Suffolk, welcomed any measures that would make it easier to control deer numbers, which he said had "rocketed" during Covid lockdowns and remained high.

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For the former small business adviser from Suffolk, taking a small stake in the upstart beer company from north east Scotland seemed an opportunity too good to miss.

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