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Definitions for heifer
ˈhɛf ərheifer
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Princeton's WordNet
heifernoun
young cow
Wiktionary
heifernoun
A young female bovine (cow) that has not yet had a calf.
1611 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke Numbers 19:1-2 KJV
heifernoun
An ugly or objectionable woman; a cow.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Heifernoun
A young cow.
Etymology: heahfore, Saxon.
Who finds the heifer dead and bleeding fresh,
And sees fast by a butcher with an ax,
But will suspect ’twas he that made the slaughter? William Shakespeare.A heifer will put up her nose, and snuff in the air, against rain. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
For her the flocks refuse their verdant food,
Nor thirsty heifers seek the gliding flood. Alexander Pope, Winter.
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heifer
A heifer is a young female cow that has not yet given birth to a calf.
Webster Dictionary
Heifernoun
a young cow
Etymology: [OE. hayfare, AS. hehfore, hefore; the second part of this word seems akin to AS. fearr bull, ox; akin to OHG. farro, G. farre, D. vaars, heifer, G. frse, and perh. to Gr. , , calf, heifer.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Heifer
hef′ėr, n. a young cow. [A.S. héahfore, héahfru, -fre; prob. 'high-goer,' faran, to go.]
Editors Contribution
heifer
A female animal of the group Bos.
Heifers are beautiful animals just a female cattle who has not yet had a calf.
Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of heifer in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of heifer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of heifer in a Sentence
The numbers today in terms of Americans who give to Heifer or things like that is actually quite small, so we'd like to see that scaled up.
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- юницаBulgarian
- jaloviceCzech
- kvieDanish
- Färse, Queene, Kalbe, KalbinGerman
- αγελαδίτσα, δαμαλίςGreek
- vaquillaSpanish
- mullikasEstonian
- lehmä, hiehoFinnish
- génisseFrench
- üszőHungarian
- երինջArmenian
- kvígaIcelandic
- giovencaItalian
- teleLatvian
- hewha, kūao kau uhaMāori
- heiferMalay
- vaarsDutch
- kvigeNorwegian
- jałówkaPolish
- novilha, bezerraPortuguese
- junincă, vițea, juncăRomanian
- нетель, тёлка, уродинаRussian
- tràilaSardinian
- јуница, junicaSerbo-Croatian
- telicaSlovene
- kvigaSwedish
- düveTurkish
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