A cattle prod, also called a stock prod, is a handheld device commonly used to make cattle or other livestock move by striking or poking them, or in the case of a Hot-Shot-type prod, through a relatively high-voltage, low-current electric shock.
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Famous quotes containing the words cattle and/or prod:
“Young steers become old cattle from that day,
Electric limits to their widest senses.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
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yet I lie here in your crib.
I’m getting born againdam,
as you prod me with your rib.”
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