cattle market

British

noun

slang a situation or place, such as a beauty contest or nightclub, in which women are felt to be, or feel themselves to be, on display and judged solely by their appearance

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He remembered it being "just a cattle market" and didn't like how the guests were corralled.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2022

The administration will also seek to improve the transparency of the cattle market.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2022

The DOJ recently investigated allegations of price-fixing by the largest poultry companies, leading to several indictments, and price manipulation in the cattle market.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2021

Her new show Marra starts with her singing along to a cattle market.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2020

On county court day he went out to the cattle market and shook hands all round with the farmers.

From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Holt, Mathew Joseph

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