herd of cattle

  • 21Herd — (h[ e]rd), n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta, G. herde, Icel. hj[ o]r[eth], Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. ha[ i]rda; cf. Skr. [,c]ardha troop, host.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses,… …

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  • 22Herd's grass — Herd Herd (h[ e]rd), n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta, G. herde, Icel. hj[ o]r[eth], Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. ha[ i]rda; cf. Skr. [,c]ardha troop, host.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of …

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  • 23Cattle mutilation — (also known as bovine excision[1]) is the apparent killing and mutilation of cattle under unusual or anomalous circumstances. Sheep and horses have allegedly been mutilated under similar circumstances. A hallmark of these incidents is the… …

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  • 24herd-book — herdˈ book noun A pedigree book of cattle or pigs • • • Main Entry: ↑herd …

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  • 25cattle — [n] bovine animals beasts, bovid mammals, bulls, calves, cows, dogies*, herd, livestock, longhorn*, moo cows*, oxen, shorthorns, stock, strays; concept 394 …

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  • 26herd — n. & v. n. 1 a large number of animals, esp. cattle, feeding or travelling or kept together. 2 (prec. by the) derog. a large number of people; a mob (prefers not to follow the herd). 3 (esp. in comb.) a keeper of herds; a herdsman (cowherd). v. 1 …

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  • 27herd — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of animals ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, vast ▪ small ▪ entire, whole ▪ …

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  • 28Cattle race — A cattle race (Australia, British Isles and New Zealand) or alley (North America) [ [http://www.bowmanenterprisesnet.com/ Cattle handling equipment] ] [ [http://www.filsonlivestockequip.com/sweeps alleys.htm SWEEPS ALLEYS] ] is a narrow channel… …

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  • 29Herd — Covey redirects here. For other uses, see Covey (disambiguation). For other uses, see Herd (disambiguation). Boy herding a flock of sheep, India; a classic example of the domestic herding of animals …

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  • 30herd — 01. The tourists were all [herded] onto the bus by their tour guide. 02. There are few large [herds] of buffalo left in the world today, due to over hunting. 03. The cowboys were [herding] the cattle back to the ranch. 04. A couple of lions were… …

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