- leppy
- leppy leppy n.
A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Western U. S.]
Syn: dogie, dogy, dogey. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
leppy
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leppy — noun A young animal, particularly a cow or bull, a lamb, or a colt, which has been abandoned or orphaned. When those big bands take off, the mares never come back for those leppies. We were branding one time and saw a little bunch move out and a… … Wiktionary
leppy — /lep ee/, n., pl. leppies. Western U.S. an unbranded or motherless calf; maverick. [1935 40; of uncert. orig.] * * * … Universalium
leppy — lep·py … English syllables
leppy — noun motherless calf in a range herd of cattle • Syn: ↑dogie, ↑dogy • Hypernyms: ↑calf * * * ˈlepē noun ( es) Etymology: origin unknown chiefly West … Useful english dictionary
dogey — do gey (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogy} and {dogie}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogey — dogie do gie (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogy} and {dogey}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogey — dogy do gy (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogey} and {dogie}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogie — dogey do gey (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogy} and {dogie}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogie — do gie (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogy} and {dogey}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogie — dogy do gy (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogey} and {dogie}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
