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单词 heifer
释义

heifer

noun

heif·​er ˈhe-fər How to pronounce heifer (audio)
: a young cow
especially : one that has not had a calf

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Beside the cow barn at the fair, teenager Lindsey Nielsen is hosing off Wanda, her showcase breeding heifer, for the third or fourth time on this August day, when the heat index nudged 100 degrees. Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2022 For that show, Alex had hired a white woman to show his heifer. Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2022 Clark and her winter heifer were finalists in the showmanship competition Thursday morning. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022 Baker alleged in the warrants that Medlin, 35, spotted three bulls and a heifer without markings roaming near the Pecos River in June in Reeves County. Susan Carroll, NBC News, 22 July 2022 Everyone who catches a calf receives a dollar certificate to purchase a heifer or steer to show at the next year’s rodeo. Emma Balter, Chron, 18 Mar. 2022 Director Mike Stura said the heifer will then join 93 other bovines among the 450 permanent residents at the center. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2021 This summer, her daughter, Haley, entered her first heifer at the Washington County Fair and won first place in her class. Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2021 The steaks of the future, we are promised, will be indistinguishable from the finest Wagyu or Black Angus of our dreams, though not one heifer will be slaughtered and not one acre of land spoiled by a feedlot. Nathaniel Rich, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English hayfare, from Old English hēahfore

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

heifer

noun

heif·​er ˈhe-fər How to pronounce heifer (audio)
: a young cow
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