Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗great; excellent; powerful
Any four-footed land mammal. · All non-human animals seen as a group. · A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner. · A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
To impose arduous exercise upon, either as training or as punishment. · To bully or harass. · To engage in sexual intercourse with, particularly in an illicit context.
From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.
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