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heifer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cow, moo-cow, young mammal |
Examples of heifer
heifer
He will lease his land and facilities and manage a heifer replacement operation.
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Our best Hereford heifer is being curried for delivery, consigned to your 9-lb.
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But as I learned on a dairy farm, one must wean the heifer as well as the calf.
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Elizabeth Hill shows off her prize-winning heifer at the World Dairy Expo on Oct.
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Heifer International, founded in 1944, spends about 76% of its funds on programs.
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Heifer International delivers the animals, which not only provide nourishment.
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In a jealous act of cattiness, Katie Price describes her as looking like a heifer.
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Each heifer was half Red Angus, a quarter Charolais and a quarter Tarentais.
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The coyotes prey on calves, sometimes even while the heifer is giving birth.
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- Young cow
- A young female bovine (cow) that has not yet had a calf; An ugly or objectionable woman; a cow
- (Heifers) female bovine animals that have not yet calved and which are not included under calves and young cattle.
- Young female cow, raised to replace the older cows in a herd or to provide meat.
- Heb. 'eglah , (Deu 21:4, Deu 21:6; Jer 46:20). Untrained to the yoke (Hos 10:11); giving milk (Isa 7:21); ploughing (Jdg 14:18); treading out grain (Jer 50:11); unsubdued to the yoke an emblem of Judah (Isa 15:5; Jer 48:34). Heb. parah (Gen 41:2; Num 19:2). ...
- Female bovine who has not produced a calf--usually less than 2 years of age. If they are older, but either haven't had a calf or look like they haven't the may be called a "heiferette" but that term is used less now.
- (animal science) A young female bovine.
- A young female belonging to the genus Bos, which includes the species cattle. When a heifer matures, she is called a cow.
- A young cow; here, it is a cutting, insulting term.
