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My farmer grandfather warned me not to name my pet heifer.—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2024 The oral surgeon identified the heifer’s color by the red hairs in Ms. Duysen’s mouth.—Patricia Leigh Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024 Addison Fritt, 11, also a member of Progressive Clovers 4-H, sat atop her pregnant heifer named Rowdy on Wednesday morning.—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024 Then the first of Mr. Bombard’s heifers plunked down into the pool, followed by another, with the rest of the herd crowding the bank behind.—Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for heifer
Word History
Etymology
Middle English hayfare, from Old English hēahfore
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of heifer was
before the 12th century
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