A cowboy loves a ranch that’s pecorous, meaning abundant with cattle. Just something worth knowing. This is part of a complete episode.
If you ever need a word meaning abundant with cattle, I have the word for you.
I need that often.
Pecorous. P-E-C-O-R-O-U-S. Pecorous.
Pecorous.
It means abounding or abundant with cattle.
Oh, okay.
Lots of cattle. Like a big farm is pecorous, maybe, if it has cattle.
Okay.
Right?
Thank you.
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