役えき牛ぎゅう

noun

work cattle; draft cattle

Refers to cattle used for labor, such as plowing or pulling carts, as opposed to those raised for meat or milk.

• 昔むかしは役えき牛ぎゅうが田たんぼを耕たがやしていた。

  In the past, work cattle used to plow the rice fields.