kine

Cows, to poets

Kine is an archaic plural of cow.

The word survives mainly in biblical translations and deliberately old-fashioned contexts: Pharaoh dreamed of seven fat kine and seven lean kine.

Outside such settings, cows or cattle are the standard terms.

bovine

cow

Female bovine

bullSteer before castration
calfJuvenile cow or leg part
heiferChildless female cattle

steer · ox · cattle · herd · udder · milk · dairy · beef · grazing · ruminant

pastoral

bucolic

Idyllically rural

idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
rusticRural and unrefined
meadowGrassy field for grazing

pastureland · countryside · grazing · farmland · paddock · homestead · haystack · field · agrarian

ranching

roundup

Organized gathering of scattered things

corralFenced livestock enclosure
brandingCreating distinctive identity
droverOne who moves livestock

cowboy · cattleman · rancher · stockyard · range · mustering · drove · wrangler · lasso · chute

breeds

angus

Scottish beef breed

jerseyKnitted pullover garment
guernseyWoolen athletic pullover
shorthornCompact-horned cattle breed

highland · belted · longhorn · dexter · zebu

Opposites

linguistic register/era

kinecows

Adult female bovines

cattle · bovines · livestock

animal type

Domestic porcine animals

sheep · goats · horses · poultry · fowl

wildness/domestication

kinewild beasts

Undomesticated, dangerous animals

aurochs · bison · buffalo · game · deer

Family

bovine, taurine, bovines

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