colpindach

noun

col·​pin·​dach

ˈkōlpə̇ndᵊḵ

plural -s

early Scots law

: a yearling heifer

Word History

Etymology

Old Scots colpindoch, colpindach, colpyndouch, obscure modification of Middle Irish colpach, colbthach "yearling heifer," derivative of colpthae "calf (of the leg), shank," derivative of colba "support, platform, pillar," of uncertain origin

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