Cattle

kat′l, n.pl. beasts of pasture, esp. oxen, bulls, and cows: sometimes also horses, sheep, .— ns. Catt′leman , one who tends cattle, or who rears them on a ranch; Catt′le-plague , plague or disease among cattle, esp. that known as rinderpest or steppe murrain; Catt′le-show , an exhibition or show of cattle or other domestic animals in competition for prizes. [O. Fr. catel , chatel —Low L. captale , orig. capital, property in general, then esp. animals—L. capital is , chief— caput , the head, beasts in early times forming the chief part of property.]