devon

plural devons

1. AustraliaEasternA type of processed meat sausage.

   Initial suspicions pointed at both food and water, narrowing down after a while to fritz (devon, as it is known in some states), a popular, bland, processed meat.

   1995, The Bulletin, numbers 5953-5959, page 23

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   Elsewhere the Roy Slaven signature range of smallgoods – marketed with the shout-out line, ‘Roy: still doing things with meat butchers only dream of!’ − has captured the imagination of an increasingly time-poor community looking for top-shelf short cuts in cuisine solutions. When I last looked, Roy had personally signed nearly 5.9 million salamis, chorizos and devon logs this year.

   2008, H. G. Nelson, Sprays: A Collection of Verbal Touch-Ups, page 216

   One of our firm favourites both for the quality and the taste of Ricky Roessler′s smallgoods – and the sheer joy of shopping here. No devon or pastrami, though, just plenty of bratwurst:[…].

   2009, Helen Greenwood, John Newton, Sydney 2010: More Than 450 Butchers, Bakers, Food Stores and Chocolate Makers, unnumbered page

   Synonyms: fritz

plural Devons

1. A placename
   1. countableuncountableA county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.

      TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has revealed she was airlifted to hospital for surgery after slipping and injuring her leg while walking home from a beach in Devon on holiday.

      2026 September 3, Paul Glynn, “Kirstie Allsopp airlifted to hospital after fall during birthday celebrations”, in BBC News, retrieved 03 Sep 2026

   2. countableuncountableA river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
   3. countableuncountableA river in Clackmannanshire council area and Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, a tributary of the Forth.
   4. countableuncountableA town in Leduc County, Alberta.
   5. countableuncountableA small rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
   6. countableuncountableA former town in New Brunswick, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton.
   7. countableuncountableA village and neighborhood of the city of Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
   8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
   9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bourbon County, Kansas.
   10. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
   11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
   12. countableuncountableA settlement in Gauteng province, South Africa.
2. countableuncountableAn English earldom.
3. A unisex given name
   1. countableuncountableA male given name

      Devon Dunham of Hardeeville was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 77-year-old Ernest Stevens after a two-day trial May 25-27, the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office said.

      2021 June 4, Shellie Murdaugh, “Man found not guilty of former Hardeeville fire chief's murder”, in Bluffton Today, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2021

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      "Is that his real name?" I asked, touching the corner of the picture. "Devil?" "I named him Devon James Jordan, but my oldest―my girl Sheena―she had trouble saying Devon and it came out Devil, and that stuck […]"

      2013, Diane Chamberlain, Necessary Lies, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 59

   2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the place name
   3. countableuncountableA male given name, variant of Devin
   4. countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.

      According to the attorney general’s office, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested. She has worked for the office for about seven years and is currently assigned to the Appellate Unit of the Criminal Division.

      2025 August 15, Jusolyn Flower, “Assistant attorney general arrested in Newport”, in WPRI, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025

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      ETHAN: She's good and sweet and let me tell you somethng I've learned about myself, Dor— Darb? — Derf? — / DEVON: Devon. Just like Kevin. / ETHAN: Devon. Devon. Kevin, Devon, Kevin. Let me tell you something I've learned about myself...Devon.

      2014, Molly Smith Metzler, Elemeno Pea, →ISBN, page 61

4. countableuncountableA surname.

plural Devons

1. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.