Definition of Stirk

1. Noun. Yearling heifer or bullock.

Generic synonyms: Bos Taurus, Cattle, Cows, Kine, Oxen

Definition of Stirk

1. n. A young bullock or heifer.

Definition of Stirk

1. Noun. (UK Scotland dialect dated) a yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stirk

1. a young cow [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stirk

stir fry
stir the pot
stir up
stirabout
stirabouts
stire
stired
stires
stirfried
stirfries
stirfry
stirfrying
stiriated
stiring
stirious
stirk (current term)
stirks
stirless
stirp
stirpes
stirpiculture
stirps
stirra
stirrage
stirrah
stirrahs
stirras
stirre
stirred
stirred(p)

Literary usage of Stirk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions by Colonial Society of Massachusetts (1912)
"An investigation of New England alchemy and alchemists has led me to study the career of the elder stirk with some care, and I find that it has never been ..."

2. Transactions by Colonial Society of Massachusetts (1912)
"George stirk was born in Scotland. For this we have the direct testimony of ... 8 Mr. stirk must have been born about 1595, for he was forty years old in 1 ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"stirk v. Central Railroad & Banking Co., 79 Ga. 495, 58. E. 105. Error from City Court of Atlanta; H>. M. Reid, Judge. Action by FM Corley against the ..."

4. Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from by William J. Northen (1906)
"stirk is believed to have been a native of Savannah, Georgia. He there resided and was a practitioner of law when he first attracted public notice. ..."

5. The Cruise of the Betsey: Or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous by Hugh Miller (1860)
"... dangerous— " Constitution of Man," and "Vestiges of Creation"—Atop of the Banff Coach—A Geologist's Field Equipment—The trespassing " stirk " — Silurian ..."

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