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beef cattle
noun
, (used with a plural verb)
- cattle, as Hereford, raised for their edible meat.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beef cattle1
An Americanism dating back to 1750–60
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Example Sentences
A detail of prisoners, under guard, was made to load the wagons, and a herd of beef cattle was driven down.
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My brother's criticisms are not of much value, for the sweetest sounds to his ears are the bellowings of beef-cattle.
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We can hardly place limits upon the amount of beef cattle that Illinois is capable of producing.
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You can have hydroponic gardens on an asteroid, but raising beef cattle, even on Ceres, was difficult.
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The major portion of the corn is used locally for feeding beef cattle, dairy stock, and work animals.
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