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cattle

cat.tle \'kat-*l\ n or cattle [ME catel, fr. ONF, personal property, fr. ML 
   capitale, fr. L, neut] pl . of capitalis of the head - more at CAPITAL 1: 
   domesticated quadrupeds held as property or raised for use; specif  : 
   bovine aminals kept on a farm or ranch 2: a class of contemptible persons