cattle thief
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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 Hal Standish
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 Frank V. Webster
There was no real pity in him for the fate of a cattle thief.
From The Forfeit by Ridgwell Cullum
"You an honest woman—the daughter of a cattle thief!"
From Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block by Burt L. Standish
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