Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈæˌbæk.tɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/æˈbæk.tɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.
Usage- Archaic
- Narrower terms
- Examples
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[…] not only from straying, but, as in time of warr, from invaders and abactors […]
But yesterday, / it was her husband / Who’d lost his life in the fight / As he beat the abactors back, / Who tried to seize their cattle.