Definitions for cattle
ˈkæt lcat·tle

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus(noun)

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cattle(Noun)

   Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).

   Do you want to raise cattle?

   Etymology: From catel, from catel, from capitale, from capitalis, from caput 'head' + -alis '-al'.

2. cattle(Noun)

   Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.

   Etymology: From catel, from catel, from capitale, from capitalis, from caput 'head' + -alis '-al'.

3. cattle(Noun)

   People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

   Etymology: From catel, from catel, from capitale, from capitalis, from caput 'head' + -alis '-al'.

4. cattle(Noun)

   chattel

   goods and cattle

   Etymology: From catel, from catel, from capitale, from capitalis, from caput 'head' + -alis '-al'.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cattle

   quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine

   Etymology: [OE. calet, chatel, goods, property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief part of a man's property. See Capital, and cf. Chattel.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cattle

   Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat, as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals. Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. From as few as 80 progenitors domesticated in southeast Turkey about 10,500 years ago, an estimated 1.3 billion cattle are in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have a fully mapped genome.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cattle

   kat′l, n.pl. beasts of pasture, esp. oxen, bulls, and cows: sometimes also horses, sheep, &c.—ns. Catt′leman, one who tends cattle, or who rears them on a ranch; Catt′le-plague, plague or disease among cattle, esp. that known as rinderpest or steppe murrain; Catt′le-show, an exhibition or show of cattle or other domestic animals in competition for prizes. [O. Fr. catel, chatel—Low L. captale, orig. capital, property in general, then esp. animals—L. capitalis, chief—caput, the head, beasts in early times forming the chief part of property.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cattle

   Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cattle

   Animals of the group Bos.

   Cattle are beautiful animals and they are created in various breeds, shapes, sizes and colors.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cattle' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3766

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cattle' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4202

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cattle' in Nouns Frequency: #1541

Anagrams for cattle »

1. tectal

How to pronounce cattle?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cattle in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cattle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of cattle in a Sentence

1. White House:

   The Hammonds are multi-generation cattle ranchers in Oregon imprisoned in connection with a fire that leaked onto a small portion of neighboring public grazing land, the evidence at trial regarding the Hammonds ’ responsibility for the fire was conflicting, and the jury acquitted them on most of the charges.

2. Daudi Nangole:

   I was very afraid to come here before because angry farmers were killing our animals, but now cattle can roam freely.

3. Richard Simfukwe:

   The challenge of constantly providing water to both humans and some 2,000 cattle within the community is still there.

4. James Carville:

   The Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows. All you have to do is lay out enough silage and they come running. That’s why I became an operative working with Democrats. With Democrats all you have to do is make a lot of noise, lay out the hay, and be ready to use the ole cattle prod in case a few want to bolt the herd.

5. Lou Eccleston:

   Cattle is for us simply the first foray into what we think is a pretty long list of opportunities.

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