cattle prod
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cattle prod
noun cattle prods · cattle-prod · cattleprod
- A stick designed to goad cows, steers, and similar animals in order to prompt them to move in a desired direction, now usually electrified to administer a stimulating shock to the animal.
- Something used to goad or push someone to act. Social media is only as virtuous as the people using it. With Donald J. Trump in office, using Twitter as a cattle prod to shock the country to attention multiple times a day — often over cultural topics like N.F.L. protests or “Roseanne” — there was a sense that every day on the site was a battle.
Similar: cattle goad, stock prod
verb cattle prods · cattle prodding · cattle prodded · cattle-prod · cattleprod
- To goad or push someone to act. (They cattle prodded people trying to get them to move, but to no avail.)
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Similar: cattle goad, stock prod
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noun stick designed to goad animals
| Español | aguijada, picana |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Viehtreiber, Viehstock, Viehtreiberstock |
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title = {cattle prod},
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