stirk

American  

[sturk] / stɜrk /

noun

British.

1. a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.

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stirk British  

/ stɜːk /

noun

1. a heifer of 6 to 12 months old

2. a yearling heifer or bullock

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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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stirk

And should some patron be so kind, As bless you wi' a kirk, I doubt na, sir but then we'll find, Ye're still as great a stirk.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

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 J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

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 S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

But see that ye come hame in timeous hours On your twa feet, an' nae upo' a' fours, Like ony haulket hummledoddy stirk, Tynin' yersel' an' wan'rin' i' the mirk.

From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Patrick Buchan

He's no a stirk o' the right stock.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop