| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. Any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.].[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: BLACK CATTLE
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Black cattle | Any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: BLACK CATTLE
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Black Cattle | Literature | 1: "She was chartered for the West Coast of Africa to trade with the natives, but not in black cattle, for slavery was never our line of business."- J. Grant: Dick Rodney, chap. xi. 2: Negro slaves. 3: Oxen for slaughter; so called because black is their prevailing colour, at least in the north. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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