leppy

leppy
noun
motherless calf in a range herd of cattle
Syn: ↑dogie, ↑dogy
Hypernyms: ↑calf

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\\ˈlepē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: origin unknown
chiefly West : a motherless calf : dogie

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/lep"ee/, n., pl. leppies. Western U.S.
an unbranded or motherless calf; maverick.
[1935-40; of uncert. orig.]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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