Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cow-calf twinborn with a bull-calf.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male, which is sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones.
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Examples
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The almost universal belief is, that the free-martin will not breed; and generally this holds good.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders William M'Combie
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a male and the other a female, the female is called a free-martin.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders William M'Combie
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