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Heifer

//ˈhɛfə(ɹ)// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.

    "And the Lord ſpake vnto Moſes and vnto Aaron, ſaying, This is the ordinance of the Law, which the Lord hath commaunded, ſaying, Speak vnto the childꝛen of Iſrael, that they bꝛing thee a red heifer without ſpot, wherein is no blemiſh, and vpon which neuer came yoke."

  2. 2
    young cow wordnet
  3. 3
    A wife. obsolete

    "Her, whom I shall choose for my heicfar."

  4. 4
    An unattractive or unpleasant woman. derogatory, slang

    "I have half a mind to marry that heifer, tho' wives are bothersome critters when you have too many of them."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English heyfre, hayfre, heyfer, from Old English hēahfore, hēahfru, of disputed origin; see the Old English entry for more discussion.

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