Definitions
Etymologies
- twi- + winter (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Bardsley explains Twentyman as an imitative corruption of twinter-man, the man in charge of the twinters, two-year-old colts.”
“During the time the young male calf is suckled by his mother, he is called a bull-or ox-calf; when turned a year old, he is called a stirk, stot, or yearling; on the completion of his second year, he is called a two-year-old bull or steer (and in some counties a twinter); then, a three-year-old steer; and at four, an ox or a bullock, which latter names are retained till death.”
“a cow-calf; at the age of a year, she is called a yearling quey; in another year, a heifer, or twinter; then, a three-year-old quey or twinter; and, at four years old, a cow.”
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phrontistery-t
from phrontistery.info
tabacosis, tabanid, tabaret, tabati?re, tabby, tabefaction, tabellary, tabellion, tabernacle, tabernacular, tabescent, tabific and 930 more...
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sheep and goats
sheep and more sheep and some
slang for sheep,films that feature sheep ,have you heard of sheeple?
and goatsancon, ammon, argali, bharal, burrel, burrell, burhel, burrhel, bighorn, billy, blackface, broadtail and 144 more...
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Miscellany, pt. t
taximeter cabriolet, tintinnabulate, tickety-boo, tiddly-om-pom-pom, tinkershire, twinkum twankum, twinter, thrinter, tutelary, testicond, teknonymy, theelin and 15 more...
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she adj., Of two winters; two years old: said of cattle and sheep (also of colts); or n., A two-year-old cow, ox, horse, or sheep.
Cf. thrinter. Aug 8, 2008