Sa heifer

[Logan52]

I grew up hearing the older folks saying Sa heifer (pronounced with a drawn out short A or Sah) to a cow that did not want to claim her calf or to a cow you were trying to get take another calf. I heard it so often and from so many I began to use the phrase myself. We said it every time the cow would kick at the calf.
I wonder if this is just a local tradition or if some of you use the same phrase.
I learned today that Sa (Sah) is an old Anglo-Saxon word going back at least 1500 years, meaning be satisfied.
As we old-timers fade away we are losing traditions that date back thousands of years, an almost instinctual relationship with our cattle and livestock. The smart phone and computer are causing us to lose knowledge that is irreplaceable.

 

[greybeard]

 

[coachg]

Very common to hear it in this country.

 

[kenny thomas]

Sah jerz. Trying to get a jersey not to kick.

 

[coachg]

Very common to hear it in this country.

What I meant to say : you hear it all the time in Alabama

 

[Twisted]

This was written in 1897 and is an interesting read on the different dialects within the Country at the time:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/658633?seq=1

 

[greybeard]

Cowboys in the western States, when not swearing at their
herds,

Some folks, just get straight to the point..

"You sorry smelly piece of $%^, git your $#@& #$% over here."