"leppy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-leppy.ogg [Australia] Forms: leppies [plural]
Etymology: Spanish lepra (“leprosy”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|lepra||leprosy}} Spanish lepra (“leprosy”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} leppy (plural leppies)
  1. (slang, US) A young animal, particularly a cow calf or bull calf, a lamb, or a colt, which has been abandoned or orphaned. Tags: US, slang Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Cattle Synonyms: bum calf, bummer, dogie
    Sense id: en-leppy-en-noun-RMRgycHU Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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