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
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.
"Head it, suspicious information: first prisoner, probably dangerous burglar burgling on Christmas eve; second prisoner, cattle thief; third prisoner—" "But we aren't anything like that," broke in Rudolf hastily.
From The Wonderful Bed by Knevels, Gertrude
With him appeared also the cattle thief, making his living on free beef, as he had once on the free buffalo of the plains.
From The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado by Hough, Emerson
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
