FromMiddle English Barrokschire Berchesire Barrokshyre Berrucsire Old English Bearrocsċīr Proto-Brythonic *barrọg , perhaps meaning“ hilly ” (compare*barros ( “ hill, peak, top ” ) ) + Old Englishsċīr ( “ shire, county ” ) .
Berkshire
Aninland county ofEngland Oxfordshire ,Buckinghamshire ,Hampshire ,Surrey ,Greater London andWiltshire .2005 The Sex Column and Other Misprints , page66 :My convention diary is unusually disjointed, since I was mingily commuting fromBerkshire rather than pay £65 per night for a single room.
A place in theUnited States Acommunity inSandy Hook Newtown Fairfield County Connecticut Atown inTioga County New York Anunincorporated community andtownship inDelaware County Ohio Atown inFranklin County Vermont Berkshire (plural Berkshires
Abreed of pig from Berkshire county. ( rail transport ) steam locomotive of the2-8-4 wheel arrangement .1959 Steam's Finest Hour , Kalmbach Publishing Co.:Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster ofBerkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …
