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Definition of "cattle" []

  • Any of various chiefly domesticated mammals of the genus Bos, including cows, steers, bulls, and oxen, often raised for meat and dairy products. (noun-plural)
  • Humans, especially when viewed contemptuously or as a mob. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cattle" in a sentence
  • ""_And there was a strife between the_ HERDMEN _of Abraham's cattle and the_ HERDMEN _of Lot's cattle_"."
  • "LEMON: Hey, look at this, highway hazard, gives new meaning to the term cattle drive, doesn't it?"
  • "COLLINS: A highway hazard that gives new meaning to the term cattle drive."