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Highland cattle

British  

noun

  1. a breed of cattle with shaggy hair, usually reddish-brown in colour, and long horns

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He rears sheep and Highland cattle and is now considering growing his own vegetables to save money.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2022

A brief encounter with a group of Highland cattle was the only time we stopped.

From Washington Post Oct. 14, 2021

The North Trail has around 30 animals including bison, reindeer, bobcat, Scottish Highland cattle, wolves, goats, sheep, otters, camels, owls, eagles, tortoises, black-footed ferrets, prairie dogs and others.

From Washington Times Aug. 24, 2020

Old MacDonald’s Farm 2.0: The menagerie of farm animals includes Scottish Highland cattle and guinea fowl.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2015

The prison too, where I now bivouacked with Highland cattle thieves, was a place full of history, both human and divine.

From David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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