neatbeast

English edit

Etymology edit

neat (“bovine animal”) +‎ beast

Noun edit

neatbeast (plural neatbeasts)

(archaic, regional) A domesticated bovine animal (cow, bull, steer etc).

Usage notes edit

The plural neatbeasts is used when referring to several individual beasts, while neat is used when referring to a herd of them, collectively.

Synonyms edit

(domesticated bovine animals): beef, Bos (scientific), bovine, cattlebeast, cattlehead, neat, kine

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