Heifer

Word HEIFER
Character 6
Hyphenation heif er
Pronunciations /ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Heifer"

What do we mean by heifer?

A young cow, especially one that has not yet given birth to a calf. noun

A young cow. noun

A young female terrapin, Malaclemmys palustris, measuring 5 or 6 inches along the lower shell. See cow terrapin, under terrapin. noun

A young cow. noun

A young female bovine (cow) that has not yet had a calf. noun

An ugly or objectionable woman; a cow. noun

Young cow noun

A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.

A wife.

A girl.

A cow: a large, unattractive, unpleasant woman.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Heifer

The word "heifer" in example sentences

These men drilled a long time on what they called a heifer dance -- a beautiful spectacular, and highly moral and instructive quadruped clog, sirloin shuffle, and cow gallop, to the music of a piano-forte. ❋ Bill Nye (1873)

The Holstein heifer has one neck and two ears – but also four eyes, two noses and two mouths. ❋ Unknown (2007)

'What do you call a heifer in a number-seven football jersey carrying an M-16 assault rifle?' he asked the assembly, pitching a gag he'd heard on Off The Ball. ❋ Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- (2004)

Gianna heard Bubbles, who sat directly behind her, mumble something derogatory in response to being called a heifer. ❋ Allison Hobbs (2010)

A heifer is a different story, a cause for celebration. ❋ Kristin Kimball (2010)

This is a little Holstein heifer--Holstein is a breed of milk cow and a heifer is a female--she will grow up to be the sweet little bovine with the brown eyes and the cud chewing and the patient waiting for milking..... ❋ Judith "Jlo" Quinton (2008)

Then Zeus changed the maiden into a heifer, to save her from the anger of Here, but presently Here learned that the heifer was the maiden whom she hated, and she went to Zeus, and said, ❋ Unknown (N/A)

A certain man at his death left his son, then a child, a cow-calf, which wandered in the desert till he came to age; at which time his mother told him the heifer was his, and bid him fetch her, and sell her for three pieces of gold. ❋ George Sale (1716)

Secondly, a heifer is a female and a steer is a castrated bull. ❋ Susan Pieper (2010)

As when any mountain-nurtured lion, relying on his strength, has carried off from the pasturing herd a heifer, which is the best; but first he breaks its neck, seizing it in his strong teeth, and then tearing it in pieces, laps up the blood and all the entrails; whilst around him dogs and herdsmen shout very frequently from a distance, nor do they wish to go against him, for pale fear violently seizes them: thus the soul of no one within his breast dared to advance against glorious Menelaus. ❋ 750? BC-650? BC Homer (1840)

This is reflected in distinct word transfers into Seuta and Sabaki, among which include * - goma for an "adult female cow," * - moli for "heifer," and * - rika for "age-set." ❋ Unknown (2008)

You can squint and try to determine at 50 miles per hour the gender of the animal, or even go for the gold and assess its age and (if female) the number of calves it’s had in order to ensure that you’re calling a heifer a heifer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

By his "heifer," -- which is a young cow, -- of course Samson meant his wife. ❋ Logan [Editor] Marshall (N/A)

Anu, it will be recalled, was the god of heaven (and heaven itself), while the "heifer" [61] is here used metaphorically for offspring, the picture being suggested probably by the "horn" that the moon presents at a certain phase. ❋ Morris Jastrow (1891)

[61] In Rabbinical literature, the moon is compared to a 'heifer' ❋ Morris Jastrow (1891)

Nay, it was but a jest; but tell the "heifer" that it is not well to mock at such as I. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

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