'Cattle station' is an Australian term for a large farm (Australian ranch), usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of cattle. Ranching is the raising of cattle or sheep on rangeland, although one might also speak of ranching with regard to less common livestock such as elk, bison or emu. ... A typical outback scene, somewhere north of Coober Pedy. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called simply cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ...

The phrase is also in traditional Australian English to denote something large and/or important. Jump to: navigation, search Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ...