cattle thief
Example Sentences
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When he first arrived in Washington as a Congressman, he was, he says, taken for "just another cattle thief from Texas" by the House leaders who assigned him to minor committees.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Oh, yes; but it is bad policy to let a cattle thief go loose, after he has been caught in the act."
From Fred Fearnot's New Ranch and How He and Terry Managed It by Standish, Hal
Morgan knew this must be the home of the cattle thief whose case Judge Thayer had undertaken.
From Trail's End by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)
"How would it suit you to have him live longer?" inquired a member of the opposite faction, suspected of being himself a cattle thief.
From The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains by Wister, Owen
There isn't a cattle thief or a bad man in this part of the country that won't run when he sees him—if he has the chance.
From Comrades of the Saddle The Young Rough Riders of the Plains by Webster, Frank V.
