Collective nouns for Cattle include herd, drove, yoke, team, kine, drift, and mob. A herd is a group of Cattle that is kept together, while a drove is a large group of Cattle that is driven from one place to another. The collective noun fold is used to refer to a group of Cattle that is kept in an enclosure.
The collective nouns herd and drove have their origins in Old English. The word herd is derived from the Old English word “heord” which means a flock of animals. The word drove is derived from the Old English word “dr?f” which means a group of animals that are driven from one place to another.