leppy

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Definition of leppy in English English dictionary

A young animal, particularly a cow or bull, a lamb, or a colt, which has been abandoned or orphaned

I have heard a famous rodeo announcer crack the same old joke every year, A leppy is a little calf whose ma has died, and whose pa has run away with another cow..

motherless calf in a range herd of cattle

Etymology

() From Spanish lepra (leprosy).