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stirk

  [sturk] ,
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–noun British.
a young bull or cow, esp. one in its second year.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE stirc calf, equiv. to stir- (akin to steer 2 ) + suffixal -c (see -ock )
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stirk   (stûrk)   
n.   Chiefly British
A heifer or bullock, especially between one and two years old.

[Middle English, from Old English stīrc; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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