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Brahman Bull

the zebu, a variety of the bos taurus, or common ox. It is distinguished by having a large, fatty hump on its its shoulders. Divine honors are paid to it in India, and it is deemed an act of piety to turn one loose in the streets, without any provision for its maintenance. It, therefore, helps itself from grocers' stalls or from gardens.

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