A Drift of Cattle

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A group of cattle is appropriately known as a drift. What Does “A Drift of Cattle” Mean? “Drift” describes cattle in slow, unhurried motion, less a purposeful drive toward a destination and more a gradual, grazing-paced movement across open land. It’s a gentler word than some of its cattle-collective-noun cousins, and that gentleness is the … Read more