"cattle market" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cattle markets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cattle market (plural cattle markets)
  1. A market where people buy and sell cows.
    Sense id: en-cattle_market-en-noun-tVfFsd2t
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) A place, such as a bar or nightclub, that people visit in order to meet partners for casual sex. Tags: colloquial, derogatory Synonyms: meat market
    Sense id: en-cattle_market-en-noun-8bZAO4H6

Inflected forms

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