cattle run
Americannoun
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a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
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a passageway used for cattle.
Etymology
Origin of cattle run
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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“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
This is a fine cattle run and farming property.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Ernest Giles
The character of the country is an open stony plateau, upon which lines of hills or ranges rise; it is intersected by numerous watercourses, all trending to Lake Eyre, and was an excellent cattle run.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Ernest Giles
Captain, do you want me to make all the cattle run off so that there won't even be a sign of one around?
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
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