cattle
n.
large cud-chewing animals with horns and cloven hoofs (bulls, cows, steers, etc.)
Cattle
For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see
Bos. For other uses of terms associated with cattle, see
Cow (disambiguation),
bull, and
Ox (disambiguation). Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows (though technically cow refers only to female bovines), are
domesticated ungulates, a member of the
subfamily Bovinae of the
family Bovidae. They are raised as
livestock for meat (called
beef and
veal),
dairy products (
milk),
leather and as
draught animals (pulling
carts,
plows and the like). In some countries, such as
India, they are honored in religious ceremonies and revered. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion head of cattle in the world today.
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cattle
Noun
1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"
(synonym) cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus
(hypernym) bovine
(hyponym) ox
(member-holonym) Bos, genus Bos
(member-meronym) calf
(part-meronym) beef, boeuf
Cattle
(n. pl.)
Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Cattle
To dream of seeing good-looking and fat cattle contentedly grazing in green pastures, denotes prosperity and happiness through a congenial and pleasant companion. To see cattle lean and shaggy, and poorly fed, you will be likely to toil all your life because of misspent energy and dislike of details of work. Correct your habits after this dream. To see cattle stampeding, means that you will have to exert all the powers of command you have to keep your career in a profitable channel. To see a herd of cows at milking time, you will be the successful owner of wealth that many have worked to obtain. To a young woman this means that her affections will not suffer from the one of her choice. To dream of milking cows with udders well filled, great good fortune is in store for you. If the calf has stolen the milk, it signifies that you are about to lose your lover by slowness to show your reciprocity, or your property from neglect of business. To see young calves in your dream, you will become a great favorite in society and win the heart of a loyal person. For business, this dream indicates profit from sales. For a lover, the entering into bonds that will be respected. If the calves are poor, look for about the same, except that the object sought will be much harder to obtain. Long-horned and dark, vicious cattle, denote enemies.
See Calves.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project