DOGIE Definition & Meaning

dogie

[ doh-gee ]

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noun

Western U.S.

a motherless calf in a cattle herd.

dogie

/ ˈ��əʊɡɪ /

noun

a motherless calf

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dogie¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; origin obscure; alleged to be doughg(uts) + -ie

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dogie¹

C19: from dough-guts, because they were fed on flour and water paste

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There was a jam at the gates, a break or two, and then the first timid dogie stepped fearfully into the enclosure.

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From the big sheep men that passed their way, she begged the "dogie" lambs which they were glad to give away, and by tender care she preserved their lives.

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Seems like I must look like a dogie to most of 'em.

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Riding for a dogie outfit was a hard life, but one could always get a laugh out of it somehow.

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If a man helps hisself to a pore, sick dogie he's hunted down!

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