Quey

Translation of "quey" into Russian

Noun

/kwiː/

quey

queys pl

Dialect (Scots, Northern English) countable noun meaning a young cow or heifer.

диал. (шотл. и североангл.); молодая корова до первого отёла

The crofter kept three queys in the byre over winter.

Фермер держал зимой в коровнике трёх тёлок.

Additional translations

сельскохозяйственный термин; телка, ещё не отелившаяся

Adjective

quey

Used attributively before another noun to denote that the referent consists of or relates to young cows (heifers).

тёлочный

спец.; относящийся к тёлкам

The quey calves were separated from the mature herd.

Тёлочные телята были отделены от взрослого стада.

Additional translations

тёлочьи

разг.; принадлежащий тёлкам

Noun

A young cow; a heifer, especially one that has not yet calved (dialect, chiefly Scots and Northern English).

The crofter kept three queys in the byre over winter.

Adjective

Relating to or consisting of young cows (heifers).

The quey calves were separated from the mature herd.