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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