In the plural number this word is in very common use among farmers as a general term for horses, oxen, &c. Ex. The creatures will be put into the pasture to-day.--Pickering.
The owners or claimers of any such creatures [i.e. "swine, neat cattle, horses, or sheep"], impounded as aforesaid, shall pay the fees, &c.--Provincial Laws of Mass.--Statute 10, Wm. III.