cattle : Idioms & Phrases

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ant-cattle

Ant"-cat`tle noun
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plural
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  1. (Zoöl.) Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete. See Aphips.
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beef cattle

  • noun cattle that are reared for their meat
    beef.
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Belted cattle

  • cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of the body is black; called also blanketed cattle.
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Belted cattle, Black cattle

  • . See under Belted, Black.
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Black cattle

  • any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle. Eng.
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Blanket cattle

  • . See Belted cattle, under Belted.
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cattle boat

  • noun a cargo ship for the transport of livestock
    cattleship.
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cattle breeding

  • noun breeding cattle
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cattle cake

  • noun a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes
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cattle car

  • noun a freight car for transporting cattle
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cattle drive

  • noun driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers)
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cattle egret

  • noun small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
    Bubulcus ibis.
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cattle farm

  • noun farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
    spread; ranch; cattle farm.
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cattle grid

  • noun a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
    cattle grid.
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Cattle guard

  • noun a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
    cattle grid.
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  • a trench under a railroad track and alongside a crossing (as of a public highway). It is intended to prevent cattle from getting upon the track.
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cattle louse

  • (Zoöl.), any species of louse infecting cattle. There are several species. The Hæmatatopinus eurysternus and H. vituli are common species which suck blood; Trichodectes scalaris eats the hair.
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cattle pen

  • noun a pen for cattle
    corral; cow pen.
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Cattle plague

  • noun an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes
    rinderpest.
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  • the rinderpest; called also Russian cattle plague.
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cattle ranch

  • noun farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
    spread; ranch; cattle farm.
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Cattle range, ∨ Cattle run

  • an open space through which cattle may run or range. U. S. Bartlett.
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Cattle show

  • an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes for the encouragement of stock breeding; usually accompanied with the exhibition of other agricultural and domestic products and of implements.
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cattle thief

  • noun someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)
    rustler.
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cattle trail

  • noun a trail over which cattle were driven to market
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dairy cattle

  • noun cattle that are reared for their milk
    milch cow; milcher; dairy cow; milk cow; milker.
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Great cattle

  • (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and yearlings. Wharton.
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Musk cattle

  • (Zoöl.), musk oxen. See Musk ox (below).
Webster 1913