单词 | polled angus |
释义 | > as lemmaspolled Angus 1. Originally: a type of beef cattle occurring in Angus in Scotland, typically black in colour and having either small horns or no horns. In later use (more fully †polled Angus): a breed of hornless black or red beef cattle developed in Angus and now widely kept elsewhere; an animal or animals of this breed.This breed is now also called Aberdeen Angus: see Aberdeen n. 2.Black and red Angus cattle are registered as separate breeds in some countries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [noun] > fattened or bred for slaughter > collectively flesh16.. fat-ware1601 beef-cattle1758 feeders1790 Angus1810 beeves- 1810 R. Parkinson Treat. Breeding & Managem. Live Stock I. i. 138 There are breeds of cattle in Scotland, as the Aberdeenshire, and the Angus, or Forfarshire, which are nearly as large as some in England. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 172 The Devons may perhaps be classed among the Galloways and Angus. 1882 J. Macdonald & J. Sinclair Hist. Polled Aberdeen or Angus Cattle viii. 136 No stock but polled Angus was at Kinnaird until about 1834. 1923 R. A. Clemen Amer. Livestock & Meat Industry xix. 437 The Aberdeen or Polled Angus, introduced about 1870, showed themselves adapted to the climate and conditions of the north central states. 2001 J. W. Dohner Encycl. Hist. & Endangered Livestock & Poultry Breeds vi. 259/1 For a time, the two Scottish breeds, the Angus and the Galloway, were confused by many agricultural writers. < as lemmas |
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