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[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

Then in June, officials confirmed that wolves killed a heifer on private land in the county.

From Seattle Times Aug. 24, 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

She said the heifer was very pretty and would Zeus please make her a present of it.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The bull and three heifers arrived fit and healthy at Calcourt Farms in Wernllwyd, Powys.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2024

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

Pa would not kill either of his calves, because they were heifers and would grow into cows.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder




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