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stirk

(stʉrk)

noun

Brit. a bullock or heifer, esp. one between one and two years old

Origin: ME < OE stierc, akin to Goth stairo, barren: see sterile

See stirk in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly British

A heifer or bullock, especially between one and two years old.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English stīrc; see stā- in Indo-European roots

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