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Definition of stirk in English: stirknoun stəːkstərk British dialect A yearling bullock or heifer. Example sentencesExamples - The use of markets is prohibited for pregnant stock, stirks under six months and lambs under 12 weeks.
- Indeed the Lairig an Laoigh can be translated as the pass of the stirks, or calves.
- The odd dairy cow made £530, stirks ranged from £150 - £450 and stronger stores made up to £492.
- By the end of the day, the overall top price was £724 for a stirk from Messrs J & P Thomson, Garth, South Ronaldsay.
- Handily, there is a glossary, so that you, too, will know that a tufter is an old hound, and a stirk is a shorthorned bullock.
Origin Old English stirc, perhaps from stēor 'steer' + -oc (see -ock). Rhymes berk, berserk, Burke, cirque, dirk, Dunkirk, erk, irk, kirk, lurk, mirk, murk, outwork, perk, quirk, shirk, smirk, Turk, work Definition of stirk in US English: stirknounstərk British dialect A yearling bullock or heifer. Example sentencesExamples - By the end of the day, the overall top price was £724 for a stirk from Messrs J & P Thomson, Garth, South Ronaldsay.
- Handily, there is a glossary, so that you, too, will know that a tufter is an old hound, and a stirk is a shorthorned bullock.
- The use of markets is prohibited for pregnant stock, stirks under six months and lambs under 12 weeks.
- The odd dairy cow made £530, stirks ranged from £150 - £450 and stronger stores made up to £492.
- Indeed the Lairig an Laoigh can be translated as the pass of the stirks, or calves.
Origin Old English stirc, perhaps from stēor ‘steer’ + -oc (see -ock). |