dogie

[ doh-gee ]

noun

, Western U.S.

1. a motherless calf in a cattle herd.

dogie

/ ˈdəʊɡɪ /

noun

1. a motherless calf

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogie¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; origin obscure; alleged to be doughg(uts) + -ie

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogie¹

C19: from dough-guts, because they were fed on flour and water paste

Example Sentences

Driving a bunch of old cows to one side for a "hold-up," Henry Lee and his strenuous assistants began cutting out dogie calves.

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From the big sheep men that passed their way, she begged the "dogie" lambs which they were glad to give away, and by tender care she preserved their lives.

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Seems like I must look like a dogie to most of 'em.

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Riding for a dogie outfit was a hard life, but one could always get a laugh out of it somehow.

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If a man helps hisself to a pore, sick dogie he's hunted down!

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