cattle

Cattle — Cat tle (k[a^]t t l), n. pl. [OE. calet, chatel, goods, property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief part of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

CATTLE —    Cattle had been reared since the Neolithic in central Italy, although it has recently been suggested by geneticists that some of the white cattle distinctive of northern Etruria today may have had a more recent eastern Mediterranean origin.… …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

cattle — noun 1) крупный рогатый скот 2) pejor. скоты (о людях) …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Cattle — Cow redirects here. For other uses, see Cow (disambiguation). For other uses, see Cattle (disambiguation). Cattle …   Wikipedia

cattle — ˈkætl сущ. 1) крупный рогатый скот to breed; raise cattle амер., rear cattle брит. ≈ разводить крупный рогатый скот to drive cattle ≈ гнать скот to round up cattle ≈ сгонять скот (куда л.) to graze cattle ≈ …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

cattle — cattleless, adj. /kat l/, n. (used with a pl. v.) 1. bovine animals, esp. domesticated members of the genus Bos. 2. Bib. such animals together with other domesticated quadrupeds, as horses, swine, etc. 3. Disparaging. human beings. [1175 1225; ME …   Universalium

Cattle —    Abounded in the Holy Land. To the rearing and management of them the inhabitants chiefly devoted themselves (Deut. 8:13; 12:21; 1 Sam. 11:5; 12:3; Ps. 144:14; Jer. 3:24). They may be classified as,    1) Neat cattle. Many hundreds of these… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

cattle — крупный рогатый скот – cattle truck raise cattle for meat выращивать скот на мясо slaughter cattle for meat забивать скот на мясо …   Англо-русский технический словарь

cattle — noun /ˈkæt(ə)l/ a) Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc). Do you want to raise cattle? b) Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses. goods and cattle …   Wiktionary

cattle — noun plural Etymology: Middle English catel, from Anglo French katil, chatel personal property, from Medieval Latin capitale, from Latin, neuter of capitalis of the head more at capital Date: 14th century 1. domesticated quadrupeds held as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary