cattle rustler

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meaningsofcattleandrustler

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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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rustler
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrʌs.əl.ər/us
/ˈrʌs.əl.ɚ/
a person who steals ...
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(Definition ofcattleandrustlerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But the right to walk at night on private property is deeply suspect to a farmer, who has good reason to fear thecattlerustlerand the sheep stealer.
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Rather than catching horses, he has earned the reputation of being acattlerustler.
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Hale was a ranch owner andcattlerustler.
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He dropped out of school at age 15 in the eighth grade, quickly establishing a local reputation as a raccoon hunter,cattlerustler, small-time thief and womanizer.
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On the tenth day, he captures thecattlerustlerand turns up the cattle to everyone's surprise by using a simple method that no one had thought of.
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Cattle rustlers using running irons were ingenious in changing brands.
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Love's autobiography tells of many adventures fighting against cattle rustlers and inclement weather.
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Cattle rustlers used the camp into the 1890s.
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He was reported to be a story teller of no mean ability, a skilled hunter, and a hated foe of cattle rustlers.
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In the 1880s his power diminished from drought, taxes, drought, cattle rustlers, and losing court battles.
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After violence escalates, a committee determines to take a course of action against criminal cowboys and cattle rustlers.
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Mix plays a gunfighter who is hired to stop a gang of cattle rustlers.
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Eventually he captures a gang of cattle rustlers led by the foreman, and with his reputation restored, he marries the girl.
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It also has an anti riot unit to deal with rioters, cattle rustlers, border security and other violent law breakers.
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Third, a couple of cattle rustlers want to get friendly with some willing females.
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Meanwhile, families are being driven away by the depredations of cattle rustlers.
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Most of the people from the northern part of the district have been internally displaced by cattle rustlers and have since not been resettled back in their original land.
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