subs. (American).—1. See quot.
1887. L. SWINBURNE, The Bucolic Dialect of the Plains [Scribner’s Monthly, ii. Oct., 508]. ‘PILGRIM’ and ‘tenderfoot’ were formerly applied almost exclusively to newly imported cattle, but by a natural transference they are usually used to designate all newcomers, tourists, and business-men.
2. (Western American).—In pl. = cattle on the drive.
1889. ROOSEVELT, Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail. PILGRIMS … that is animals driven up on the range from the South, and therefore in poor condition.
