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heifer

[hef-er] / ˈhɛf ər /


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He had already lost a heifer with weak lungs and feared future reproductive problems.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

His brother, David Workman, killed in a fall off a cliff as he rode a mule in the dark in search of a lost heifer.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2024

Boyle Reservoir, a black heifer lying on her side in the dusty brown earth heaved a tiny head sticky with amniotic fluid from her birth canal.

From Seattle Times Jun. 11, 2023

On that October morning in 2018, Ethan found his father dead in the heifer shed, his raincoat draped neatly over a door nearby.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2023

The first hint of it came when the Spot heifer failed to show up one evening at milking time.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

The team started with a group of 20 Holstein dairy heifers ranging from three to six months old, who had previous experience in the cattle chute area and with human handling.

From Science Daily Mar. 14, 2024

As the grazing heifers lifted their horns, their playful roughhousing seemed like a display of holiday cheer.

From Seattle Times Dec. 24, 2023

The number of heifers, or young female cows, in U.S. feedlots as of Oct.

From Reuters Nov. 10, 2023

Back at the ranch, heifers would start calving in a month, and wildflowers would begin to bloom, a rhythm, Church said, that will always be a part of him.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2023

I was given two heifers and four sheep, and felt far richer than I ever had before.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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