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HEIFER
heifer
(noun) young cow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heifer (plural heifers)
A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.
(obsolete) A wife.
(informal, pejorative, obsolete) A girl.
(informal, pejorative) A cow: a large, unattractive, unpleasant woman.
Source: Wiktionary
Heif"er, n. Etym: [OE. hayfare, AS. heáhfore, heáfore; the second part of this word seems akin to AS. fearr bull, ox; akin to OHG. farro, G. farre, D. vaars, heifer, G. färse, and perh. to Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A young cow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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