Santa Gertrudis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Santa Gertrudis
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; named after a division of a ranch in Texas
Example Sentences
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Barber and his family live in a church-owned parsonage, but last year they bought 107 acres of land where they’re raising their Santa Gertrudis beef cattle.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022
His father was a foreman in charge of the King Ranch’s renowned Santa Gertrudis cattle and, in earlier years, had taken part in gunfights with suspected bandits.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022
Sam Upchurch’s late parents built the ranch into a nationally recognized operation raising Santa Gertrudis cattle.
From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2018
The 890,000 Texas acres are supplemented by pastures in Kentucky and Pennsylvania; Santa Gertrudis cattle are raised in Cuba, Australia and Brazil.
From Time Magazine Archive
You don’t mean to say that you have denounced—” “—The Santa Gertrudis prospect?”
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman
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