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

“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 is a large piece of your land where the cattle run loose, and your vaqueros are all gone to the mines.

From History of California by Bandini, Helen Elliott

The people who in their little way were graziers and raisers of stock have been deprived of their cattle run, and having no ground to raise turnips upon, cannot resort to artificial feeding.

From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.

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.