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

But she assured herself that she could not bring upon him the shame and ignominy of a relationship with a cattle thief, no matter how intensely he wanted her.

From The Trail Horde by Seltzer, Charles Alden

I caught a cattle thief up here once.

From Across the Mesa by Pitz, Henry Clarence

Well, rather; he's a cattle thief, or worse.

From The Strange Case of Cavendish by Parrish, Randall

If the case were so, I might not only have the cattle taken away from me, but I would be lucky if they did not treat me as a cattle thief.

From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis