CATTLE SHOW Definition & Meaning

cattle show

noun

an exhibition of prize cattle by cattle breeders, as at a livestock exposition.
Informal. a public appearance by the contenders for a political office, a job, or the like, at which they may be judged by voters, prospective employers, etc.

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Origin of cattle show¹

First recorded in 1805–15

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"Although we are not amongst the admirers of unnatural fatness, we cannot refrain from visiting the Cattle Show," one 1852 Christmas guide admitted.

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The Smithfield Club Cattle Show, which began in London in 1799, was a venerable tradition for many Victorians eager to see the enormous beasts that resulted from selective breeding and agricultural innovations in the 19th century.

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But this year, Gabaldon noted, the cattle show she loved watching wasn’t there.

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It needs to be, she says, if it's going to win the baking contest held at the annual Amherst Cattle Show.

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This Emily's first brush with fame happens not by way of a poem's publication, but through a cake baking contest at the annual cattle show.

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