Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Spanish term for a herd of cattle or drove of sheep; adopted to some extent in California and southern Texas.

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Examples

  • Mientras tanto, la manada sale a trabajar, tosiendo un poco, sin ver, sin pensar, como si tal cosa.

    veruscio Diary Entry veruscio 2008

  • Ja kõige lahedam oligi see, et ma suutsin arvutist täpselt oma kujutelma välja manada.

    tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2005

  • Tanto fue así que enseñé las chachas como hace mucho que no lo hacía y tuve la dicha de pasar por una manada de prepubertos que lo agradecieron en sobremanera.

    cruda Diary Entry cruda 2004

  • The second half of the eighteenth century is probably the epoch in which bull breeding as we understand it came into its own and knowledge of which is necessary if we are to fully understand the modern manada brava of Spain.

    The foundational bull ranches 1997

  • The second half of the eighteenth century is probably the epoch in which bull breeding as we understand it came into its own and knowledge of which is necessary if we are to fully understand the modern manada brava of Spain.

    The foundational bull ranches 1997

  • But the very next week did not the pinto come to steal mares from the bay _manada_?

    Rebel Spurs Andre Norton 1958

  • The presence of his manada offered some guarantee, that he might still be near the ground where the vaquero had marked him.

    The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850

  • The plan seemed feasible enough; but it was advisable that we should surround the manada before attempting to disturb them, else they might gallop off in the opposite direction, before any of us could get near.

    The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850

  • We had ridden nearly ten miles without drawing bridle, when our guide struck upon the trail of the manada.

    The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850

  • The steed might be near; perhaps lying down in the shade of the thicket; perhaps with a portion of the manada or some favourite in one of the adjacent glades.

    The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850

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