LIVESTOCK
ADJECTIVES
► KINKY of livestock: frisky → 1900s US sl.
NOUNS
► BESTIAL the livestock on a farm → 1818 Sc.
► FEE livestock, cattle, whether large or small → c900 obs.
► GOVERNORS the testicles of livestock → 1983 Amer. dial.
► MUSTER a collecting together cattle, sheep, etc., by riding round a scattered herd and driving it together; a round-up of stock → 1841 Aust. & NZ
► ORF cattle, livestock → 960-975 obs.
► PROPERTY livestock → 1914 Amer. dial.
► QUICK livestock, cattle → a1400-50 obs.
► QUICK STOCK livestock → 1677 US
► QUICK-STUFF livestock → 1777 Eng. dial.
► SMALL CATTLE orig., livestock smaller in size then oxen, such as calves or sheep; later, bovine animals of a small breed → 1535
► THINGS cattle, sheep, livestock → 1899 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► WARE livestock (cattle, sheep, poultry) → 1422 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► MUSTERER a person employed to round up livestock → 1863 Aust. & NZ
► NIGHT HERDER one who herds or guards livestock at night → 1873 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► MUSTER to round up cattle, sheep, etc., for counting, shearing, branding, etc. → 1813 Aust. & NZ
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