cattle-prod
Herding shock device
A cattle-prod is a handheld device that delivers an electric shock to move livestock.
Ranchers use them to drive reluctant animals into pens or chutes.
Figuratively, to cattle-prod someone is to force them into action through sharp, unpleasant prodding: The deadline cattle-prodded him into finishing the report.
Violent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- zapDestroy suddenly with energy
- voltElectromotive force unit
- currentDirected flow of charge
amperage · wattage · spark · discharge · arc · surge · stun · electrify
One who moves livestock
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
- stockmanLivestock raiser or tender
- cowhandRanch livestock worker
roundup · mustering · drive · corral · paddock · range · pastoral · stampede
Of the cattle family
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
- cowFemale bovine
- bullSteer before castration
- heiferChildless female cattle
calves · herd · feedlot · stockyard · branding · beef · dairy · hoofed
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
current · amperage · wattage · spark · discharge · arc · surge · stun · electrify · conductor
drover
One who moves livestock
cowhand · roundup · mustering · drive · corral · paddock · range · pastoral · stampede · goad
goad
Incite to action
urge · motivate · spur · impel · drive · push · prompt · incentivize · nudge · provoke
bovine
Of the cattle family
heifer · calves · herd · feedlot · stockyard · branding · beef · dairy · hoofed · pasture
hotshot
Showy, skilled person
- goadIncite to action
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- battery-operatedPowered by electrochemical cells
prong · shaft · tip · trigger · handle · portable · device · implement · instrument
humane
Marked by kindness
- inhumaneCallously causing suffering
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
stress · pain · suffering · regulation · banned · alternative · handling · welfare · ethical · controversial
cattle-prodshepherd's crook
Hooked staff for herding
carrot · feed bucket · lure · treats · bait
cattle-prodcarrot
Edible orange taproot
reward · incentive · enticement · positive reinforcement · treat