Beast
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
An animal; a domestic animal; a quadruped, such as may be used for food or in labor or for sport
— Beasts of the chase. In English law. The buck, doe, fox, martin, and roe. Co. Litt. 233a.
— Beasts of the forest. In English law. The hart, hind, hare, boar, and wolf. Co. Litt. 233a.
— Beasts of the plow. An old term for animals employed in the operations of husbandry, including horses. Somers v. Bmer-son, 58 N. H. 49.
— Beasts of the warren. In English law. Hares, coneys, and roes. Co.. Litt. 233; 2 Bl. Comm. 39.
— Beastgate. In Suffolk, England, imports land and common for one beast. Bennington v. Goodtitle, 2 Strange, 1084; Rose. Real Act. 485.