plow with one's heifer
To have an affair with another man's wife or to deal with the wife in order to obtain something from her husband.
heifer
/ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/
noun 3
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3ADJ.
fragrant, good, longer, red
HEIFER + NOUN
calf, wit
ADV.
once
Definitions
noun
1
A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.
And the Lord ſpake vnto Moſes and vnto Aaron, ſaying, This is the ordinance of the Law, which the Lord hath commaunded, ſaying, Speak vnto the childꝛen of Iſrael, that they bꝛing thee a red heifer without ſpot, wherein is no blemiſh, and vpon which neuer came yoke.
We muſt be neat; not neat, but cleanly, Captaine: / And yet the Steere, the Heycfer^([sic]), and the Calfe, / Are all call'd Neat.
2
A wife.
Her, whom I shall choose for my heicfar.
3
An unattractive or unpleasant woman.
I have half a mind to marry that heifer, tho' wives are bothersome critters when you have too many of them.
Stop your crying, heifer, I don't need all that, I got a job for you, the braided-up pimp is back!
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And the Lord ſpake vnto Moſes and vnto Aaron, ſaying, This is the ordinance of the Law, which the Lord hath commaunded, ſaying, Speak vnto the childꝛen of Iſrael, that they bꝛing thee a red heifer wit
Wiktionary02
We muſt be neat; not neat, but cleanly, Captaine: / And yet the Steere, the Heycfer^([sic]), and the Calfe, / Are all call'd Neat.
Wiktionary03
The breath of the mountain heifer was fragrant as the gales of Sirendiep, by feeding on ſpicy herbs.
Wiktionary04
Once a heifer has a calf, it is no longer a heifer; it is a cow.
Tatoeba · #458727005
Its father was a very good bull, and I am expecting her to give me a very good heifer.
Tatoeba · #10786896Usage Notes
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In some senses, heifer is marked as obsolete, derogatory, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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