Cattle definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CATTLE, n. 1. Beasts or quadrupeds in general, serving for tillage ... least not in New-England. 2. In the United States, cattle, in common usage, signifies only beasts of the bovine genus ... beasts, horses, sheep, asses, mules and swine are distinguished from cattle, or neat cattle. Thus the law in Connecticut, requiring that all the owners of any cattle, sheep or swine, shall ear-mark or brand all ...
cattle plague definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes [syn: rinderpest, cattle plague] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rinderpest Rin"der*pest (r ... r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain. Webster's ...
cattle guard definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle [syn: cattle guard, cattle grid] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1843 a shallow ditch ... crossing but not people or vehicles Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cattle Cat"tle (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE ... property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because ...
Black cattle definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Black Black, a. [OE. blak ... disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been called black acts. Black angel (Zo ... America allied to the sable, but larger. See Fisher. Black cattle, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.] Black cherry. See under Cherry. Black cockatoo (Zo["o ... dusky; gloomy; swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cattle Cat"tle (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [ ...
Russian cattle plague definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rinderpest Rin"der*pest ... r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cattle Cat"tle (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [ ...
Belted cattle definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Belted Belt"ed, a. 1 ... belt. Three men with belted brands. --Sir W. Scott. Belted cattle, cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a broad band of white ... the rest of the body is black; -- called also blanketed cattle. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cattle Cat"tle (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE ... property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because ...
cattle louse definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cattle Cat"tle (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE ... property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because in ... quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine. Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black. Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside ...
Cattle run definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cattle Cat"tle (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE ... property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because in ... quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine. Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black. Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside ...
Cattle show definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cattle Cat"tle (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE ... property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because in ... quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine. Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black. Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside ...
Cattle range definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cattle Cat"tle (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE ... property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because in ... quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine. Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black. Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside ...
cattle grid definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle [syn: cattle guard, cattle grid] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (cattle grids) A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the ...
cattle prod definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1970 a handheld ... prodding device that delivers an electric shock (as in controlling cattle) Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (cattle prods) A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals. ...an electric ...
cattle market definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (cattle markets) 1. A cattle market is a market where cattle are bought and sold. N-COUNT 2. If you refer ... such as a disco or a beauty contest as a cattle market, you disapprove of it because women are considered there ...
beef cattle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: cattle that are reared for their meat [syn: beef, beef cattle] Merriam Webster's noun plural Date: 1758 cattle developed primarily for the efficient production of meat and marked ...