bangtail muster

Definition

A muster of cattle, for counting and any of various other purposes, during which any animals not previously counted are bangtailed, treated and released.

Etymology

From bangtail (“to dock the tail brush”) + muster (“a roundup”).

Example Sentences

• "There has since been a bangtail muster and already 1,400 cattle are in hand."
• "Investigation shows that during the period studied, five properties made no accurate count of breeders (bangtail muster), while two made one count."
• "A bangtail muster was a count of every beast on a property, and every one of them had to be yarded and have its tail cropped to show it had been counted."