| 单词 | heifer |
| 释义 | heifer (once / 3585 pages) n A heifer is a young cow. If you work on a farm, you might be tempted to adopt the smallest heifer as your pet, based on cuteness alone. Heifers are female cows who have not yet given birth to a calf. Farmers can raise heifers for dairy or for meat. In the 1830s, heifer, which is pronounced "HEFF-er," was first used as slang for "woman" or "girl." Since then, it took on the meaning of a female who is obese. It is very rude to single people out because of the way they look and so heifer should never be used. WORD FAMILYheifer: heifers USAGE EXAMPLESLucky, a heifer in Kentucky with a rare condition, is beating the odds. National Geographic(Nov 01, 2016) As far as the girls go, many dairies purchase replacement heifers when they sell an older cow. Washington Times(Oct 15, 2016) The show’s greatest theatrical magic, though, involves a young red heifer, a furry bystander to God’s spiraling despair. New York Times(Oct 11, 2016) n young cow Hyper young mammal any immature mammal cow, moo-cowfemale of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" |
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