dogie calf
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calf — [n1] leg between knee and ankle foreleg, shin; concept 392 calf [n2] baby cow dogie, freemartin, heifer, maverick, veal, yearling, young bull, young cow; concept 394 … New thesaurus
dogie — do gie (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogy} and {dogey}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogie — motherless calf in a herd, 1887, cowboy slang, of uncertain origin … Etymology dictionary
dogie — ☆ dogie [dō′gē ] n. [< ?] West a stray or motherless calf … English World dictionary
Calf — For the back of the leg, see Calf (anatomy). For other uses, see Calf (disambiguation). A calf in the New Forest, England Calves ( … Wikipedia
dogie — do·gie also do·gy (dō’gē) n. pl. do·gies Western US ▸ A stray or motherless calf. ╂ [Origin unknown.] Word History: In the language of the American West, a stray or motherless calf is known as a dogie. The origin of this word remains uncertain,… … Word Histories
calf — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dogie, weaner. See youth. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. young cow, young bull, yearling, freemartin, maverick, dogie*. Related terms for other young animals include: colt, cub, kitten, filly, lionet, pup,… … English dictionary for students
dogie — noun /ˈdəʊɡi/ A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its cow. Syn: bum calf, bummer, leppy … Wiktionary
dogie — dogey do gey (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogy} and {dogie}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogie — dogy do gy (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogey} and {dogie}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogie — /ˈdoʊgi/ (say dohgee) noun US a motherless calf; poddy calf. {origin unknown} …
