in cattle

  • 111cattle pen — n. cattle shed, pen for cattle …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 112cattle camp — /ˈkætl kæmp/ (say katl kamp) noun 1. a camp set up by drovers herding cattle. 2. a place where cattle like to rest, as under a copse of trees, in an abandoned shed, etc …

  • 113cattle prod — /ˈkætl prɒd/ (say katl prod) noun a cylinder containing a battery used as a prod to control cattle by giving them a small electric shock. Also, electric cattle prod …

  • 114cattle ramp — /ˈkætl ræmp/ (say katl ramp) noun 1. → cattle grid. 2. a ramp for loading cattle onto trucks, moving them into pens, etc …

  • 115cattle station — /ˈkætl steɪʃən/ (say katl stayshuhn) noun a property on which cattle are grazed for meat production. Also, cattle run …

  • 116cattle truck — /ˈkætl trʌk/ (say katl truk) noun 1. a truck used for transporting cattle. 2. a railway wagon used for transporting cattle …

  • 117cattle yard — /ˈkætl jad/ (say katl yahd) noun 1. a yard for holding cattle. 2. (plural) a series of such yards for holding cattle at a market, an abattoir, etc …

  • 118cattle-rustler — n. a thief who steals meat from supermarkets for resale. (Underworld.) □ Marty is a cattle rustler, and she’s got some stuff for sale. □ She’s a cattle rustler to support her habit …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 119cattle — [13] Ultimately, cattle is the same word as chattel [13], and when it first entered English it had the same meaning, ‘property’. From earliest times, however, it was applied specifically to livestock thought of as property. In the Middle Ages it… …

    Word origins

  • 120cattle farm — noun farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) • Syn: ↑ranch, ↑spread, ↑cattle ranch • Derivationally related forms: ↑ranch (for: ↑ranch) …

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