n. sing. & pl. [ AS. neát; akin to OHG. nōz, Icel. naut, Sw. nöt, Dan. nöd, and to AS. neótan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit. ] (Zool.) Cattle of the genus
Wherein the herds[ men ] were keeping of their neat. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
The steer, the heifer, and the calf
Are all called neat. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A neat and a sheep of his own. Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Neat's-foot,
a. [ See neat, n. ] Of or pertaining to the genus
a.
If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean. Law. [ 1913 Webster ]
neat line (Civil Engin.),
Neat work,
n. A person who has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A building for the shelter of neat cattle. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Neat, a. + -fy. ] To make neat. [ Obs. ] olland. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or quality of being neat. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From neat cattle. ] A woman who takes care of cattle. [ R. ] Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]