co-day

[ kuh-dey, -dahy ]

interjectionNorthern U.S.

(used to summon sheep and, sometimes, cows).

Origin of co-day

¹

See co-boss; day apparently reduced from Dick as an animal's name

Also co-dack [kuh-dak]. /kəˈdæk/.

Words Nearby co-day

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