stirk

[ sturk ]

noun

, British.

1. a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.

stirk

/ stɜːk /

noun

1. a heifer of 6 to 12 months old
2. a yearling heifer or bullock

Word History and Origins

Origin of stirk¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English stirc “calf,” equivalent to stir- (akin to steer ² ) + suffixal -c ( -ock )

Word History and Origins

Origin of stirk¹

Old English stierc; related to Middle Low German sterke, Old High German stero ram, Latin sterilis sterile, Greek steira; see steer ²

Example Sentences

Young men, sir, dinna enter Aberdeen University stirks and come out cuddies?”

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I have no mind to waste a half-spent thrall To prove I love you; and to buy another Would need more money than eight red-polled stirks.

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The time passed, and Giles saw before him nothing but the necessity of driving the stirks back again to Kelpiehaugh—an operation he by no means relished.

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Down with thee and see if thou canst stand up to a man, thou great stirk.

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“Is it men or stirks, you would give to the butcher?”

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