Vieh — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
- cattle noun Domesticated cows and bulls raised for milk, meat, or labor.
- livestock noun Animals kept on a farm, such as cattle, sheep, or pigs, raised for food, labor, or other products.
- stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.
Senses
Vieh is used for these senses in English:
- brute (archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]
- cattle Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.
- cattle (pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
- livestock Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
- stock Farm or ranch animals; livestock.
brute — full definition
- noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
- adjective Purely physical, with no reasoning or subtlety involved.
cattle — full definition
- noun Domesticated cows and bulls raised for milk, meat, or labor.
- noun People treated as an undifferentiated, disposable mass rather than individuals.
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