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Word entry · 6 letters

heifer

Best crossword clue

"Young female cow"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted eefhirStarts with HEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A young female cow that has not yet had a calf.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • We muſt be neat; not neat, but cleanly, Captaine: / And yet the Steere, the Heycfer^([sic]), and the Calfe, / Are all call'd Neat.
  • The breath of the mountain heifer was fragrant as the gales of Sirendiep, by feeding on ſpicy herbs.
  • Her, whom I shall choose for my heicfar.

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