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cattle
/ˈkætəl/
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What does cattle mean?
noun
- Domesticated animals of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed mammals of the genus Bos.
- Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.
verb
- (slang) Ellipsis of cattle truck (“to fuck: to break, destroy”).
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- A surname.
noun
- (derogatory, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
- (obsolete) chattel
- (rare) Used in restricted contexts to refer to the meat derived from cattle.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkætəl/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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There were groups of cattle being driven to the chutes, which were roadways about fifteen feet wide, raised high above the pens.
It did not take him long to gather that the country to the east and south of Keeler was a cattle country.
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My servants busied themselves in unpacking the baggage as though we had arrived at an hotel—Shereef and his helpers unsaddled their cattle.
Three processes are required in the manufacture of shoes,--the rearing of cattle, the preparation of their hides, and the cutting and sewing.
The sharp bark of the red squirrel and the low of cattle, lazily chewing their cuds among the willows, came to him.