Definition of sacred cow

sacred cow

noun

• something that should not be questioned.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  
  Citation from "I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat - but farm it properly", The Guardian (UK), George Monbiot, 6 September 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Sep 06 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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