cattle
IPA: kˈætʌɫ
noun
- Domesticated animals of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc).
- Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.
- (derogatory, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
- (obsolete, English law, sometimes countable, plural cattles) chattel
- (uncountable, rare) Used in restricted contexts to refer to the meat derived from cattle.
- A surname.
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Examples of "cattle" in Sentences
- A hazard that gives new meaning to the term cattle drive.
- COLLINS: A highway hazard that gives new meaning to the term cattle drive.
- LEMON: Hey, look at this, highway hazard, gives new meaning to the term cattle drive, doesn't it?
- "_And there was a strife between the_ HERDMEN _of Abraham's cattle and the_ HERDMEN _of Lot's cattle_".
- As you know, tuberculosis in cattle is one of the most damaging infectious diseases to affect agriculture.
- It brings a whole new meaning to the term cattle class, a plane seat that is shaped like a saddle and could allow airlines to squeeze in even more passengers.
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