Blankshire

English

Etymology

From blank +‎ shire.

Proper noun

Blankshire

1. (chiefly dated) Used as an anonymous placeholder for the name of a British county.
   • 1878, John Byrne Leicester Warren, Salvia Richmond:

     "Dooced good fishing in Blankshire," threw in Charlie Mayne.

   • 1999, Mark Fletcher, Managing communication in local government, page 84:

     That might, however, turn into, 'A senior officer today said that Blankshire District Council spends too much time and money in training'.

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