heifer
any young of domestic or wild cow, which is over one year of age but has not yet produced (= given birth to) a calf of its own
Figures of Speech:
1.
heifer-dust = meaningless talk
2.
heifer-paddock = an education centre for older girls
3.
more hair than tit, like a mountain heifer
4.
to plough with the heifer = to try to find a man’s secrets through his wife
5.
to plough with another’s heifer = to use information that is obtained by dishonest means
6.
out of the bulls’ pen, back in the heifer-yard [said of a woman who has been put back to a more female role or position in her career from an activity, business or duty that is more suitable for men]
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