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  1. noun An animal other than a human, especially a large four-footed mammal.
  2. noun New England & Southern U.S. A large domestic animal, especially a horse or bull.
  3. noun Animal nature as opposed to intellect or spirit: "So far the beast in us has insisted upon having its full say” (William Dean Howells).
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  • This beast was the largest of smilodons, the lord of them —  Night Arrant
  • Like all cop cars, the beast was a four-door, and Deke had the shrewd suspicion that there was a roll bar still in the door pillar. —  Jinx High
  • Then the beast was across, and galloping up the embankment to the roadway on the far side. —  Shadowfane
  • " The big machine taxied slowly over the runway - faster - faster - and then, light as a bird, it left the ground, skimmed over the hedges and the trees, and was up in the sky in two minutes. —  The Secret of Killimooin
  • But who are the others? —  The Sign Of The Four
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English beste, from Old French, from Latin bēstia.

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  1. Early modern English also beest, from Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste, French béte = Spanish Portuguese Italian bestia = D. Low German beest, from Latin bestia, an animal, including all animals except man.
 

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