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
He wondered why even a cattle thief would choose that site at the back door of perdition to pitch his tent and lodge his family.
From Trail's End by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)
And chuckling grimly, the cattle thief returned to the fire to await the horses.
From Comrades of the Saddle The Young Rough Riders of the Plains by Webster, Frank V.
There was no real pity in him for the fate of a cattle thief.
From The Forfeit by Cullum, Ridgwell
"But you are not a cattle thief," she protested.
From When A Man's A Man by Wright, Harold Bell
