bucket baby
n.— «“What is a Bucket Baby?” “A foal or calf or whatever that has not got a mother to nurse for whatever reason and it fed milk or milk replacer with a bucket instead of a bottle.”» —“Re: ’Bucket Baby’ Question” by JRDVMDIVER Usenet: rec.equestrian Aug. 22, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Mary from Greensboro, North Carolina, asks about an expression her Canadian mother used when Mary’s room looked particularly messy: A cow couldn’t find her calf in here! The more common A cow couldn’t find its calf in this room! was popularized by...
In 1916, a small-town newspaper in Pennsylvania printed a fanciful item about a local gathering with a guest list that included, among others, Miss Ella Vader, Mr. Ray Zor, and other punny names. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...