cattle plague

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noun Veterinary Pathology.

rinderpest.

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Origin of cattle plague

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby cattle plague

cattle-grid, cattle grub, cattle guard, cattleman, cattle market, cattle plague, cattle prod, cattle run, cattleship, cattle show, cattle-stop

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How to use cattle plague in a sentence

Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.
‘Nazi Cows’ Tried to Kill British Farmer|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They just reflect the range of breeds that were used to create the Heck cattle in the first instance.
‘Nazi Cows’ Tried to Kill British Farmer|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You will find winding pasture for sheep and highland cattle.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Similar stories plague many parts of Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Asia.
Promoting Girls’ Education Isn’t Enough: Malala Can Do More|Paula Kweskin|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Why is violence against women central to so many of the conflicts that plague the planet today?
The Hidden Link Between Women and War|Leith Greenslade|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The great plague of this and the subsequent year broke out at St. Giles, London.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
"I told them there was not an Indian in this village would steal cattle," said Ramona, indignantly.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
At length he thought of “Cattle” as a figure word to enable him to remember the number.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Garnache need not plague himself with vexation that his rash temper alone had wrought his ruin now.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for cattle plague

cattle plague

noun

another name for rinderpest

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