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typy

American

[tahy-pee] / ˈtaɪ pi /

Or typey

adjective

typier, typiest

(of a domestic animal) embodying the ideal characteristics of its variety or breed.

Etymology

Origin of typy

First recorded in 1930–35; type + -y ¹

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typy typiest

One looked a bit long-bodied; another was too narrow through the quarters; a third stood out as "a thick, typy heifer that had a lot of bloom."

From Time Magazine Archive

Although we had been inoculated, we were obliged to gargle several times during the day, and even then we always had more or less of a "typy" throat.

From Fanny Goes to War by Washington, Pat Beauchamp

Well, although No. 3 toed in in front, and was wasty about her front, she was the typiest and the beefiest ...

From Time Magazine Archive

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