cattle

cat-tle · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Domesticated bovine animals kept for milk, meat, or as draft animals.

  2. 2.

    (archaic) Livestock in general; movable property.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    cattle call — an open audition
  • •
    cattle prod — a device to make cattle move
  • •
    head of cattle — individual animals counted

Related words

See also: bull, cow, farm, livestock
Synonyms: bovines, cows, livestock

Etymology

From Old French "chatel" meaning property (same root as "chattel"), from Medieval Latin "capitale" meaning property, stock, from Latin "caput" meaning head.