weaner

[ wee-ner ]

noun
  1. a recently weaned animal.

  2. Stockbreeding. a device placed over the mouth of an animal that is being weaned, to keep it from suckling.

Origin of weaner

1
First recorded in 1570–80; wean + -er1

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How to use weaner in a sentence

  • Father said we should share the weaners between the three of us; that meant 50 Pounds a piece at least.

    Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
  • There it stood, just as I recollect seeing it the time Jim and I and father branded the weaners.

    Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
  • Tale after tale he told of stampedes and of weaners piling up against fences.

    We of the Never-Never | Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn
  • I only came over to tell Hugh there were some of his weaners in the river paddock.

    An Outback Marriage | Andrew Barton Paterson

British Dictionary definitions for weaner

weaner

/ (ˈwiːnə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that weans

  2. a pig that has just been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg

  1. Australian and NZ a lamb, pig, or calf in the year in which it is weaned

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