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heifer

[ hef-er ]

noun

  1. a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.


heifer

/ ˈhɛfə /

noun

  1. a young cow


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Word History and Origins

Origin of heifer1

First recorded before 900; Middle English hayfre, heighfer, Old English hēa(h)f(o)re; of uncertain origin; perhaps equivalent to hēah “high” + -fore (perhaps akin to Greek póris “heifer”); high ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heifer1

Old English heahfore; related to Greek poris calf; see high

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Example Sentences

Wendy spent the engagement clinically inseminating prize heifers and anticipating an entire life of the same.

"You and Chuck go home and make a baby and name it Lyndon and I'll give you a heifer," Johnson had said.

When ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper tried to ask you some questions, you said you were “going to meet a heifer first.”

Egypt is like a fair and beautiful heifer: there shall come from the north one that shall goad her.

Moreover, they almost invariably bear heifer calves, so that the flock increases rapidly.

I will make Smoker seize the heifer if necessary; at all events, he will keep her at bay—that is, if she is here.

They advanced cautiously into the thicket, following the track of the heifer, and at last came upon her.

The calf became quite tame, and as the heifer perceived that the calf was quiet, she became more quiet herself.

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