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

There are also wild cattle, which are either cattle run wild or descendants of such.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

That thistle has been the cause of ruin to many a sheep and cattle run all over Australia.

From The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent by Knox, Thomas Wallace

I’m not sure about this trail; evidently only a cattle run.

From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.