dairy cattle

noun

1. cows raised mainly for their milk, especially cows of a dairy breed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dairy cattle¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Tearing apart those carbon-absorbing ecosystems gives the practice a footprint higher than dairy cattle, pigs, or chicken.

From Popular-Science

Cases of cattle brucellosis were reported across the country in dairy cattle and an increasing number of range herds.

From Washington Post

And it would have been a matter of no moment if they'd been domesticated dairy-cattle, but these were range-cattle gone wild.

From Project Gutenberg

Herefords, though they rear their own calves, have acquired but little fame as dairy cattle.

From Project Gutenberg

As dairy cattle, they are noted for the length of the period during which they continue in milk.

From Project Gutenberg

Teacher asked him to tell us two breeds of dairy cattle and which gives the most milk.

From Project Gutenberg

A dog is a nuisance among dairy cattle, but he can be made to earn his salt at churning time.

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