neatbeast

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

neat (bovine animal) +‎ beast

Noun[edit]

neatbeast (plural neatbeasts)

  1. (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.

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