heifer

Example Sentences

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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

"You can isolate the cow or the heifer on the farm away from the main herd," Mr Kurtz continued.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023

Female heifer cows who haven’t birthed new calves are part of that culling, USA Today reports, meaning that there will be fewer beef cows available for slaughter in the next year or so.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2022

Back home later in the week, he rose before the sun on Saturday to help his daughter load a 1,000-pound heifer named Iris into a cattle trailer.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022

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