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heifer definition

heifer (hef′ər)

noun

a young cow that has not borne a calf

Etymology: ME haifre < OE heahfore, lit., full-grown young ox < heah, high, hence full-grown (see high) + fearr, bull, lit., young animal: see farrow

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