·noun A young cow.
Heb. eglah, (Deut. 21:4, 6; Jer. 46:20). Untrained to the yoke (Hos. 10:11); giving milk (Isa. 7:21)...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1 Samuel 6:7-12; Job 21:10; Isaiah 7:21) The heifer or young cow was not commonly used for ploughin...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
An Irish woman. A woman with thick legs is said to be like a Munster heifer; i.e. beef to the heels....
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose