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1 dogie
(origin uncertain, see below)1) West: 1888. A motherless calf; a young, scrawny calf; a runt.Alternate forms: doge, dogee, dogey, doghie, dogie calf, dogy, doughie.2) Arizona, California: 1921. By extension, a motherless lamb. Also dogie lamb.3) Adams indicates this term sometimes means a laced shoe.4) According to Blevins, also used adjectivally in a humorous way for anything doomed to failure or "unlikely to survive." The origin of this term is uncertain, but there are many theories. Hendrickson provides several possibilities. The term may be from "dough-guts," referring to the swollen bellies of orphaned calves, or it may derive from "doggie," a playful way to refer to young calves. This latter etymology does not explain why the stem vowel of dogie is never pronounced [a] (as in doggie) but as [o]. Hendrickson, among others, also claims that it derives from the Spanish adobe or "dobie." Both he and Blevins also note that it may have derived from Bambara dogo or African Creole dogi, both of which mean 'short' or 'small.' Hendrickson hypothesizes that the term was originally applied by black cowboys. Blevins cites Owen Wister, who believes that the term comes from doga, a term meaning 'trifling stock.' Dale Jarman (personal communication) presents the most convincing etymology. He derives the term from dogal (see above), since these young orphaned calves could be led by a rope tied around the neck. It is possible that some cowpoke who knew enough Spanish to mistakenly identify -al as the common collective suffix, may have coined the blend: supposed Spanish root dog plus the English diminutive. Spanish sources do not reference a similar term.see adobe -
2 dogie calf
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3 bucket dogie
According to Adams, orphaned or stray calves purchased by stockmen to restock a rancher's range. -
4 becerro descarriado
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5 becerro descarriado
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6 becerro huérfano
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7 adobe
(Sp. model spelled same [aðóβe] < Arabic at-tub 'the brick')DARE: 1759.1) Sundried brick made of clay, straw, and water.2) A structure, usually a house, made from the same material.3) Clay suitable for fashioning such bricks.The first definition is attested to in the DRAE; Santamaría confirms the usage of the second in the Southwest, providing the example "She lived in her old adobe," also noting that the lot or grounds on which such a structure was to be built could be referred to as "an adobe sole." ( Sole, according to the OED, is an obsolete term meaning "the foundation of a building; the site of a city, etc.") Spanish architecture was also greatly influenced by the Moors who introduced styles and materials now intimately associated with the Southwest.4) As an adjective, several English sources note that the term denotes Mexican origin and usually connotes inferiority. For instance, the Mexican dollar or silver peso was called a "dobie dollar," or "dobie," for short. Cowboys were familiar with adobe as building material on the ranches and haciendas where they worked. Cowboy English is the source of the expression dobe wall listed below, according to Bentley, Adams, and Watts.5) Hendrickson's contention that adobe is the model for doughboy (military personnel) is not supported by any of the sources consulted. See the OED for possible etymologies. Doughboy is attested, however, by the OED as slang for (1). Common compounds: adobe brick, adobe block, adobe house.Alternate forms: adabe, adaube, adaubi, adobey, adobi, adobie, adoby, 'dobe, 'dobie, dob, doba, dobbey, dobby, dobie, doby, dogie, doughboy. -
8 doge
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9 dogee
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10 dogey
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11 doghie
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12 dogy
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13 doughie
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14 leppy
( lepe [lépe] < lépero [lépero], of uncertain origin; probably derived by process of epenthesis from lepra 'leprosy' or from English leper)Carlisle: 1923. According to Hendrickson, a motherless calf, or by extension, an orphaned lamb or colt. Santamaría indicates lepe is used in northwestern Mexico and glosses it as an orphaned calf that suckles from another mother. Alternate terms: bum, bum calf, bummer, bum-mie, dogie. -
15 sancho
(Sp. model spelled same [sán,t∫o], proper name)An orphaned calf. See also dogie, leppy. Santamaría defines it as any animal cared for by a mother that is not its own; he notes that in Mexico the diminutive sanchito is more common. Islas references it as a domestic animal raised by someone other than its mother and, as a result, generally accustomed to humans so it is docile and tame.
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dogie — do gie (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogy} and {dogey}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogie — motherless calf in a herd, 1887, cowboy slang, of uncertain origin … Etymology dictionary
dogie — ☆ dogie [dō′gē ] n. [< ?] West a stray or motherless calf … English World dictionary
dogie — do·gie also do·gy (dō’gē) n. pl. do·gies Western US ▸ A stray or motherless calf. ╂ [Origin unknown.] Word History: In the language of the American West, a stray or motherless calf is known as a dogie. The origin of this word remains uncertain,… … Word Histories
dogie — dogey do gey (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogy} and {dogie}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogie — dogy do gy (d[=o] g[=e]), n. a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled {dogey} and {dogie}.] Syn: leppy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogie — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1888 chiefly West a motherless calf in a range herd … New Collegiate Dictionary
dogie — /doh gee/, n. Western U.S. a motherless calf in a cattle herd. Also, dogey, dogy. [1885 90, Amer.; orig. obscure; alleged to be doughg(uts) + IE] * * * … Universalium
dogie — noun /ˈdəʊɡi/ A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its cow. Syn: bum calf, bummer, leppy … Wiktionary
dogie — Synonyms and related words: Arab, Brahman, Indian buffalo, aurochs, beach bum, beachcomber, beef, beef cattle, beeves, beggar, birdling, bison, bo, bossy, bovine, bovine animal, buffalo, bull, bullock, bum, bummer, calf, carabao, castaway,… … Moby Thesaurus
dogie — n. orphaned calf … English contemporary dictionary
