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

Worse, it branded him for all time as a cattle thief, with every man's hand against him.

From Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories by Adams, Andy

There was no real pity in him for the fate of a cattle thief.

From The Forfeit by Cullum, Ridgwell

"And does this Del Pinzo do that?" asked Nort, a little thrilled at having been in such close association with a cattle thief.

From The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X by Baker, Willard F.

There is scarcely a letter in the alphabet that a cattle thief can't change.

From Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings by Adams, Andy