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heifer

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. heifer (noun)
  2. bulling heifer (noun)
  3. cow-heifer (noun)
  4. white heifer disease (noun)

heif·er

noun \ˈhe-fər\

Definition of HEIFER

: a young cow; especially : one that has not had a calf
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Origin of HEIFER

Middle English hayfare, from Old English hēahfore
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with HEIFER

ephor, feoffor, zephyr

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