"dogie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdoʊɡi/ [General-American], /ˈdəʊɡi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: dogies [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊɡi Etymology: Unknown. Possibly an abbreviation of dough-guts, the pot bellied appearance of a malnourished calf. Possibly the transliteration of the slang word dobie/dobe/doby, pejoratively meaning inferior. Since dogie and dobie in reference to an orphaned calf both appeared in print around the same time (1880-1888), it is possible that dogie is the original and dobie is the transliteration. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogie (plural dogies)
  1. (colloquial) A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its cow. Tags: colloquial Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Cattle Synonyms: bum calf, bummer, leppy (english: primarily in Spanish-speaking areas), dogey, dogy Related terms: doggie
    Sense id: en-dogie-en-noun-FBC2tGD1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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