Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Western U. S. A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle.
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- noun slang (US) A young animal, particularly a
cow orbull , alamb , or acolt , which has beenabandoned ororphaned .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun motherless calf in a range herd of cattle
Etymologies
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From Spanish lepra (leprosy).
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Examples
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Foran's avoids this by not dressing up in any fashion, replacing the inflatable leppy with murky class.
joegood Diary Entry joegood 2001
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If a calf loses its mother while very young it is called a "leppy."
Arizona Sketches 1887
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