| 单词 | road cattle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroad cattle road cattle n. (a) cattle which roam or are driven on roads (now rare); †(b) Jamaican draught oxen (obsolete). ΚΠ 1750 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman VII. 176 I saw several new Plantations of Furz in Bedfordshire, raised by Seed, sown on a low Bank about two Feet high, to keep off Road-cattle, from entering and poaching their Turnep. 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica I. ii. iii. 454 Their working, or road cattle..would go through their toils in much better condition. 1823 T. Roughley Jamaica Planter's Guide iii. 151 I would never put the road cattle, intended for carrying the crop to the wharf, to any other kind of work, so much depending upon their veteran, steady efforts, when in need of them. 1976 K. Lee Ten Thousand Goddam Cattle iii. 31 We cut from the herd of road cattle onto a private trail. < as lemmas |
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