fatstock

[ fat-stok ]

/ ˈfætˌstɒk /

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noun Chiefly British.

livestock that has been fattened for market.

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Origin of fatstock

First recorded in 1875–80; fat + stock

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How to use fatstock in a sentence

In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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“One of the big misconceptions is that eating fat makes you fat, because it has more calories,” Asprey says.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Roll the pork over the stuffing, like a jelly roll, until the seam is facing down and the fat back is on top.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lay the butterflied pork loin on the cutting board with the fat cap facing down.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He wasn't crazy about being fat, but he saw his body as a tool to use in the making of his career.
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Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Then a fat, untidy old man appeared in the doorway of a cubicle within the shop, and Edwin Clayhanger blushed.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
He wished her mother had not been quite such an appalling person, fat and painted.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
It was a spring day, and the fat buds of the chestnuts were bursting into magnificent green plumes.
Children's Ways|James Sully
He controlled himself betimes, bethinking him that, after all, there might be some reason in what this fat fellow said.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for fatstock

fat stock

noun

livestock fattened and ready for market

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