Etymology

leppy

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Today it means: A young animal, particularly a cow calf or bull calf, a lamb, or a colt, which has been abandoned or orphaned. Full definition →

Spanish lepra
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  1. Spanish · derived fromlepra“leprosy”
  2. English todayleppy

From Spanish lepra (“leprosy”).

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