Black Cattle
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Negro slaves. BIRDS, and see BLACK Ox. Black Country, The.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Black Cattle” mean?
Negro slaves. BIRDS, and see BLACK Ox. Black Country, The.
Is “Black Cattle” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.