cattle show
Americannoun
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an exhibition of prize cattle by cattle breeders, as at a livestock exposition.
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Informal. a public appearance by the contenders for a political office, a job, or the like, at which they may be judged by voters, prospective employers, etc.
Etymology
Origin of cattle show
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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This Emily's first brush with fame happens not by way of a poem's publication, but through a cake baking contest at the annual cattle show.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2021
Streck told Jordan the scene reminded him uncomfortably of “a cattle show, award-winning cows are presented to farmers or something like that.”
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2020
I saw the girl in the picture in the distance at the next year’s cattle show.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2015
The one-upmanship is dizzying, with characters reeling off statistics about drones, the death penalty, the credit crisis, African leaders and Willie Nelson like auctioneers at a cattle show.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2013
In the centre is a large grass area, where the annual cattle show is held, and when filled it must be a remarkable sight.
From First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 by Trotter, Isabella Strange
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