dogie

American  

[doh-gee] / ˈdoʊ gi /

Also dogey,

noun

Western U.S.

1. a motherless calf in a cattle herd.

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dogie British  

/ ˈdəʊɡɪ /

noun

1. a motherless calf

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Etymology

Origin of dogie

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

Example Sentences

To be more exact, a dogie is a calf whose mama has died and whose papa has run off with another cow.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then frisky fate dealt Tex Langford as rude a bulldogging as any Panhandle dogie ever got.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the last time Billy Hill's cowboy coaxed his steers-into line: Git along, little dogie, git along, git Git along, little dogie, git along.�

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a jam at the gates, a break or two, and then the first timid dogie stepped fearfully into the enclosure.

From Bat Wing Bowles by Coolidge, Dane

“Ridin’ for a dogie outfit ain’t no sin-cure, as Blister told you while he was splicin’ you ’n’ Miss Tolliver,” Dud went on.

From The Fighting Edge by Raine, William MacLeod