Highland cattle

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noun

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

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Words nearby Highland cattle

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How to use Highland cattle 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
Duarte owns a small plot of land where she grazes cattle and grows beans, maize, bananas, and oranges.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

While not the most stimulating for those less passionate about cattle, Grandin made it interesting.
The Most Inspiring Bits of Temple Grandin’s Reddit AMA|Emily Shire|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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)
And probably you would continue to let sections of it to men that wanted to raise cattle or horses on a small scale.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Bel is broken, Nebo is destroyed: their idols are put upon beasts and cattle, your burdens of heavy weight even unto weariness.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various