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单词 stirk
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stirk

[ sturk ]
/ stɜrk /

noun British.

a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.

Origin of stirk

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English stirc “calf,” equivalent to stir- (akin to steer2) + suffixal -c (see -ock)

Words nearby stirk

stir, stirabout, stir-crazy, stir-fried, stir-fry, stirk, Stirling, Stirling engine, Stirling's formula, Stirlingshire, stirp
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Example sentences from the Web for stirk

  • At once the gallant private put down his burden, bandaged Stirk, and helped him into safety.

    The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
  • Sturk, stirk, sterk; a heifer or bullock about two years old: a pig three or four months old.

    English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
  • He then went to America and in 1646 obtained the master's degree at Harvard, apparently under the name of Stirk.

    A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)|Augustus De Morgan
  • "Thank you," said she very dryly, and she left me in the middle of the road, like a stirk.

    The Shoes of Fortune|Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for stirk

stirk
/ (stɜːk) /

noun

a heifer of 6 to 12 months old
a yearling heifer or bullock

Word Origin for stirk

Old English stierc; related to Middle Low German sterke, Old High German stero ram, Latin sterilis sterile, Greek steira; see steer ²
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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