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Sheffield (iou)



Sheffield noun. LME.
[A manufacturing city in S. Yorkshire, England. In sense 2 from Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield (1832-1909).]
Used attrib. to designate cutlery made in, or manufacturing processes etc. associated with, Sheffield. LME.
Sheffield plate (a) silverware made in Sheffield; (b) (wares made of) copper coated with silver by rolling and edging with silver film and ribbon, made esp. in Sheffield between 1760 and 1840.
In full Sheffield Shield. A trophy presented by the 3rd Earl of Sheffield in 1892 and contested annually by Australian State cricket teams. E20.