cattle pen

collocation in English

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cattle
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈkæt.əl/us
/ˈkæt̬.əl/
a group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk ...
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pen
noun[C]
uk
/pen/us
/pen/
a long, thin object used for writing or drawing ...
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(Definition ofcattleandpenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Experiments were initially at two locations, one within 30 m of thecattlepen, and another c. 500 m from the pen (woodland site).
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Those found near thecattlepenwould have been employed in initiation rituals organized by the chief, and can be further divided into two sub-sets.
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The defenders in thecattlepenretreated into the horse corral.
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Cattlepenincluded, but no milk platform listed.
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The complementarycattlepenand nilk platform would be included.
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Cattlepenand 542 ft of siding built in 1886.
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Next to it was a siding that led to acattlepen.
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The basilica of the baths was used as acattlepen.
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At the northern corner of the east wall stood acattlepenand horse corral.
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Cattlepenand 166 ft of siding was built 1886.
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There was a short siding with acattlepenat the end of the station nearer to the bridge, which closed in 1957.
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The complementarycattlepenand milk platform would be included.
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The ticket window remains, as does the platform area, sidings andcattlepenwhich have been incorporated into the garden.
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The canyon was arranged with a fence across the opening that allowed its use as acattlepen.
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Hamilton, his son, and a tenant witnessed an airship hovering over hiscattlepen.
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Davis also had thecattlepenand milk platform, but only a passenger station, although larger at 16x 40.
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This location had a big wire fence around the station grounds, with two milk platforms (one large, one small), large coal trestle, and acattlepen.
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Sharon had the standard 16x32 ft passenger station and 16x30 ft freight station, withcattlepenand milk platform.
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It was originally used for sidings, cattle pens and the premises of forage merchants.
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