dogie

[ doh-gee ]

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nounWestern U.S.

a motherless calf in a cattle herd.

Origin of dogie

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

Western US and Canadian a motherless calf

Origin of dogie

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

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