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

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单词	stirk
释义	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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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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