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Found 2 hits - Term: belted cattle, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
belted \belt"ed\, a.
   1. encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid;
      girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted
      knight; a belted earl.
      1913 webster

   2. marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.
      1913 webster

   3. worn in, or suspended from, the belt.
      1913 webster

            three men with belted brands.         --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   belted cattle, cattle originally from dutch stock, having a
      broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of
      the body is black; -- called also blanketed cattle.
      1913 webster beltein
see also:
belted cattle blanketed cattle 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cattle \cat"tle\ ka^t"t'l, n. pl. oe. calet, chatel, goods,
   property, of. catel, chatel, ll. captale, capitale, goods,
   property, esp. cattle, fr. l. capitals relating to the head,
   chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief
   part of a man's property. see capital, and cf. chattel.
   quadrupeds of the bovine family; sometimes, also, including
   all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules,
   asses, and swine.
   1913 webster

   belted cattle, black cattle. see under belted, black.
      

   cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside
      a crossing as of a public highway. it is intended to
      prevent cattle from getting upon the track.

   cattle louse zool., any species of louse infecting
      cattle. there are several species. the haematatopinus
      eurysternus and haematatopinus vituli are common
      species which suck blood; trichodectes scalaris eats the
      hair.

   cattle plague, the rinderpest; called also russian cattle
      plague.

   cattle range, or cattle run, an open space through which
      cattle may run or range. u. s. --bartlett.

   cattle show, an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes
      for the encouragement of stock breeding; -- usually
      accompanied with the exhibition of other agricultural and
      domestic products and of implements.
      1913 webster
see also:
capital chattel belted cattle black cattle belted black 
cattle guard cattle louse haematatopinus eurysternus haematatopinus vituli trichodectes scalaris 
cattle plague russian cattle plague cattle range cattle run cattle show 


Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about belted cattle:

Cattle >> C Words
Cattle, definition of term: Cattle
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Belted >> B Words
Belted, definition of term: Belted
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Cattle Thief >> C Words
Cattle Thief, definition of term: Cattle Thief
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Belted Kingfish >> B Words
Belted Kingfish, definition of term: Belted Kingfish
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