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HEIFER, a young cow that has not calved. The O. Eng. heahfore or heafru, from which the word is derived, is cif obscure origin. It is found in Bede's History (A.D. 900) as heahf ore, and has passed through many forms. It is possibly derived from heah, high, and faren (fare), to go, meaning " high-stepper." It has also been suggested that the derivation is from /tea, a stall, and fore, a cow.