Highland cattle
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Gareth explained: "The cows came down off the mountain one day, they were the big Highland cattle, with the massive horns, and they actually came in our garden."
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
A brief encounter with a group of Highland cattle was the only time we stopped.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021
The North Trail has around 30 animals including bison, reindeer, bobcat, Scottish Highland cattle, wolves, goats, sheep, otters, camels, owls, eagles, tortoises, black-footed ferrets, prairie dogs and others.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2020
Old MacDonald’s Farm 2.0: The menagerie of farm animals includes Scottish Highland cattle and guinea fowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2015
The scene in which the Rolls-Royce, frightened by the sight of some Highland cattle, executes a cross-cut counter-rocking skid, is one of the finest things the Jimmisons have ever done.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 by Sir Owen Seaman
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