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stirk
stirk
/
stɜrk
/
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[
sturk
]
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noun
British
.
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English;
Old English
stirc
calf, equivalent to
stir-
(akin to
steer
2
) + suffixal
-c
(see
-ock
)
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stirk
(stɜːk)
—
n
1.
a heifer of 6 to 12 months old
2.
a yearling heifer or bullock
[Old English
stierc;
related to Middle Low German
sterke,
Old High German
stero
ram, Latin
sterilis
sterile, Greek
steira;
see
steer
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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