cattle run

American  

noun

1. a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.

2. a passageway used for cattle.

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Etymology

Origin of cattle run

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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cattle run

“When cattle run away, that’s indicative of rough handling, screaming and yelling,” said Ms. Grandin, who gave the center a report suggesting ways to treat cattle more humanely.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2015

Since domestic cattle run loose in South Africa, they come in contact with wild animals, are in turn infected.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cattle run at large upon the prairies; each animal being branded, they need no herding, and are usually only mustered, counted, and the increase branded in the summer.

From A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

Brought up on a great cattle run, he could track a stray beast over miles of ranges.

From On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles by Bridges, T. C. (Thomas Charles)

Though he knew nothing about buffalo stampedes, he had seen cattle run wild.

From The Lost Wagon by Kjelgaard, James Arthur