dogie

[ doh-gee ]

noun

, Western U.S.

1. a motherless calf in a cattle herd.

dogie

/ ˈdəʊɡɪ /

noun

1. a motherless calf

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogie¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; origin obscure; alleged to be doughg(uts) + -ie

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogie¹

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

Example Sentences

Driving a bunch of old cows to one side for a "hold-up," Henry Lee and his strenuous assistants began cutting out dogie calves.

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There was a jam at the gates, a break or two, and then the first timid dogie stepped fearfully into the enclosure.

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Riding for a dogie outfit was a hard life, but one could always get a laugh out of it somehow.

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If a man helps hisself to a pore, sick dogie he's hunted down!

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Git along little dogie, git along, git along, Janet sang lustily.

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