词汇 | cattle kate |
词源 | Cattle Kate. An old term for a woman cattle rustler; after “Cattle Kate Maxwell” (Ella Watson), who was hanged for rus- tling in 1889, though she may have been innocent. It is said that she traded sexual favors to rustlers for payment in cattle. |
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