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cattle definition

cat·tle (kat′'l)

plural noun

  1. Archaic farm animals collectively; livestock
  2. domesticated oxen collectively; esp., cows, bulls, and steers
  3. people in the mass: a contemptuous term

Etymology: ME & Anglo-Fr catel (OFr chatel) < ML captale, property, stock < L capitalis, principal, chief < caput, head: orig. sense in var. chattel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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