beef cattle

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. cattle, as Hereford, raised for their edible meat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beef cattle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Example Sentences

In September Brazil and Chile approved the use of Bovaer, a synthetic feed supplement developed by Dutch bioscience company DSM that reduces methane emissions in dairy cows by 30%, and up to 80% in beef cattle.

From Time

I knew Ben as a lawmaker, an attorney, a banker, and a farmer raising beef cattle in Moccasin Valley, working the land just as generations of his family had done before him.

From Washington Post

A detail of prisoners, under guard, was made to load the wagons, and a herd of beef cattle was driven down.

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My brother's criticisms are not of much value, for the sweetest sounds to his ears are the bellowings of beef-cattle.

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We can hardly place limits upon the amount of beef cattle that Illinois is capable of producing.

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You can have hydroponic gardens on an asteroid, but raising beef cattle, even on Ceres, was difficult.

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The major portion of the corn is used locally for feeding beef cattle, dairy stock, and work animals.

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