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Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in the king's forests.

One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called Jersey cattle. See Jersey, 3.

An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever.…

ng a bacterium (Bacterium anthracis) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals, esp. cattle.

, from the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C. 48.

nknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.

Powerful in arms; mighty in battle. The temple stood of Mars armipotent. Dryden.

Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.

box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone. -- To arms! a summons to war or battle. -- Under arms, armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade. Arm's end, Arm's length, Arm's reach. See under Arm.

r parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle. So [they] came to the market place, and there he arranged his men in the streets. Berners. [They] were beginning to arrange their hampers. Boswell. A mechanism previously arranged. Paley.

Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array. Wedged together in the closest array. Gibbon.

Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing. "Athirst for battle." Cowper.

Same as Attle.

One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.

Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. "This is mere moral babble." Milton.

flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle. Hang out our banners on the outward walls. Shak.

Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in salutation of the emperor and as a battle cry. [Japan]

embles it, or grows in the place of it. The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth. Walton.

Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.