stirk
Americannoun
noun
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a heifer of 6 to 12 months old
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a yearling heifer or bullock
Etymology
Origin of stirk
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English stirc “calf,” equivalent to stir- (akin to steer 2 ) + suffixal -c ( see -ock)
Example Sentences
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"Ye were aye a dumb stirk at Clydebank," Macallister said to him.
From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold
He's maist michty unsettled like," replied Saunders, "he's for a' the world like a stirk wi' a horse cleg on him that he canna get at.
From The Lilac Sunbonnet by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
How much would you want for a good, fat stirk?
From A Prince of Good Fellows by Barr, Robert
It's a wonder the marriage hasna been turned into a burial, and all because o' that Highland stirk, Lauchlan Campbell.
From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
He's no a stirk o' the right stock.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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