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
Who said I had been after a cattle thief?
From Tales from the Veld by Glanville, Ernest
Well, rather; he's a cattle thief, or worse.
From The Strange Case of Cavendish by Parrish, Randall
"But you are not a cattle thief," she protested.
From When A Man's A Man by Wright, Harold Bell
"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
