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dogie
[ doh-gee ]
/ ˈdoʊ gi /
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noun Western U.S.
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
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Origin of dogie
An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; origin obscure; alleged to be doughg(uts) + -ie
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doggy style, dog handler, doghanged, dog hook, doghouse, dogie, dog in the manger, dog iron, dog it, dog Latin, dogleg
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British Dictionary definitions for dogie
dogie
dogy or dogey
/ (ˈdəʊɡɪ) /
noun plural -gies or -geys
Western US and Canadian a motherless calf
Word Origin for dogie
C19: from dough-guts, because they were fed on flour and water paste
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