steer

¹steer

noun \ˈstir\

Definition of STEER

1

: a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox (Bos taurus) castrated before sexual maturity — compare stag 3

2

: an ox less than four years old

Origin of STEER

Middle English, from Old English stēor young ox; akin to Old High German stior young ox

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

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

Rhymes with STEER

beer, bier, blear, cere, cheer, clear, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, jeer, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year