Meaning of bum calf | Babel Free

Definitions

A young heifer or bull which has been orphaned or abandoned; it must be adopted by another cow, steal milk, or be bottle-fed in order to survive, and is therefore often a runt.

Examples

“At the start⟳ of calving season, there was another bum calf, Ferdinand, whose mother had abandoned him.”

“I could do it all — I could play⟳ their game until I dropped — but I would never own⟳ a square foot of land⟳, a bushel of oats or a bum calf in my own⟳ name⟳.”

“She usually manages to be busy feeding some bum calf or wrangling the horses or something.”

“"I feel⟳ like⟳ a bum calf when you do this to me," Madeleine said and when her mother said, "What?" Madeleine said, "Never mind⟳."”

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