dogie

English

Alternative forms

• dogy

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʊɡi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊɡi/
• Rhymes: -əʊɡi

Noun

dogie (plural dogies)

1. (US, regional, colloquial) A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its cow. [from 19th c.]
   • 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 49:

     When she was a child, her father often gave her orphaned calves to look after, and every so often, she would fold the grown ones in with the steers when they were shipped off to Fort Worth. She made enough money off her dogies to make investments in stocks […]

Synonyms

• bum calf
• bummer
• leppy (primarily in Spanish-speaking areas)

See also

• doggie

References

• WordNet 3.0, Princeton University

Anagrams

• Diego, geoid