dogie

[ doh-gee ]
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nounWestern U.S.
  1. a motherless calf in a cattle herd.

Origin of dogie

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; origin obscure; alleged to be doughg(uts) + -ie
  • Also do·gey, do·gy .

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British Dictionary definitions for dogie

dogie

dogy or dogey

/ (ˈdəʊɡɪ) /


nounplural -gies or -geys
  1. Western US and Canadian a motherless calf

Origin of dogie

1
C19: from dough-guts, because they were fed on flour and water paste

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