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Only a handful of men still work for the company at Pennsuco, raising the few dozen calves and heifers and repairing the old tractors and backhoes.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
As part of this act of atonement, four bulls and four heifers are slaughtered at the sanctuaries of the nymphs, and their bodies are left in a grove.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
Youngsters wearing cowboy boots and oversized belt buckles led heifers and steers around a shiny, new show area.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The purchaser could buy a steer or heifer at $2,000 a head.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
As part of this act of atonement, four bulls and four heifers are slaughtered at the sanctuaries of the nymphs, and their bodies are left in a grove.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
Youngsters wearing cowboy boots and oversized belt buckles led heifers and steers around a shiny, new show area.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The purchaser could buy a steer or heifer at $2,000 a head.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heifer
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“Heifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heifer. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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heifer
noun
heif·er
ˈhef-ər 
: a young cow
especially
: one that has not had a calf
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