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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Singular of Cattle? #169378 07/29/2007 1:24 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 33 Eastern North Carolina, US CarlAdler newbie CarlAdler newbie Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 33 Eastern North Carolina, US I hear that "Cattle" is a "mass" or collective noun and may not have a singular. Or if it does it is "cow", which does not seem satisfactory to me. I also find "ox" proposed as a singular for "Cattle" (and oxen), which I like better than "cow". Does anyone have any insight on this? Carl Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Singular of Cattle? CarlAdler #169379 07/29/2007 3:33 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA "cow" is correct for either sex, w "bovine" adj And yes it doesn't seem right dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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