Chiefly in the western United States: a driving together of cattle to be counted, registered, branded, etc.; a round-up. Now chiefly historical.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > herding of cattle > round-up (5) rodeo1819 Chiefly in the western United States: a driving together of cattle to be counted, registered, branded, etc.; a round-up. Now chiefly historical. roundup1847 Originally and chiefly U.S. regional (western). A driving together of cattle or other livestock to be counted, branded, taken to market, etc. Cf… bang-tail muster1870 A (horse's) tail, of which the hair is allowed to grow to a considerable length and then cut horizontally across so as to form a flat even… rounding up1876 (in various senses of the verb); also attributive as rounding-up machine, rounding-up tool, etc. Subcategories:— people (1) |
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