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View synonyms for cattle call

cattle call

noun

, Slang.
  1. a theatrical audition that is open to everyone, especially to those who do not belong to a theatrical union.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cattle call1

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

Others were more whimsical: Jennifer Hudson choosing to subjugate her ego and attend an open cattle call for Dreamgirls.

One day I noted a musical cattle-call sung by an old man as he led his cows home to be milked.

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