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cattle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cattle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cattle [ n. pl.]
- Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine.

Meaning of 'cattle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cattle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
Example in sentence:
  • a team of oxen;
  • seven thin and ill-favored kine;
  • so many head of cattle;
  • wait till the cows come home

Nearby Words:

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