Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cattle drive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: cat-tle -drive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of transporting a herd of bovine animals (such as bulls, cows, or steers) by compelling them to walk across a significant distance of countryside, under the escort of drovers on horseback and often over a period of days.

noun

A trail or route used for the movement of herds of cattle.

Example Sentences

"With the great annual cattle drives which start from the arid plains of the Red River and the Pecos comes the wild cowboy, with his six-shooter on his hip."
"On the other side of the mill-pond was an open place called the Cross, because it was three-quarters of one, two lanes and a cattle-drive meeting there."

Inflected Forms

cattle drives (plural) cattle-drive (alternative)

Questions

What does cattle drive mean?: The process of transporting a herd of bovine animals (such as bulls, cows, or steers) by compelling them to walk across a significant distance of countryside, under the escort of drovers on horseback and often over a period of days.

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