| 单词 | highland cattle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasHighland cattle Highland cattle n. small hardy cattle of any of a group of breeds developed in the Scottish Highlands, spec. those of the West Highland breed (see West Highland n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Scotland > Highland cow or cattle black cattle1725 Highland cattle1751 highlander1771 West Highlander1805 kyloe1811 West Highland1843 1751 J. G. Appeal to Facts 52 They [sc. the people of Scotland] have but two Articles worth naming, first, small Highland Cattle and Sheep bred in the Southern Counties adjoining to England. 1825 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Agric. §6118 Along the eastern coast, north of the Firth of Forth, the Highland cattle are intermixed with various local breeds. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 389/1 The Kyloes or West Highland cattle. 1938 W. Lewis Pictures as Investm.: Straight Talk in Creatures of Habit (1989) 270 Any fool knows that the Highland Cattle type of picture is not worth the canvas it is painted on. 1973 Courier & Advertiser (Dundee) 26 Feb. 1/1 (advt.) Cattleman required for suckler herd and pedigree Highland cattle. 2003 I. Banks Raw Spirit (2004) vi. 116 I can remember when Highland cattle—also known as hairy coos—were relatively rare sights unless you were deep in the Highlands or way out in the islands. < as lemmas |
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