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feedlot

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[feed-lot]
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noun
  1. a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
  2. a commercial establishment that operates a feedlot.
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Origin of feedlot

First recorded in 1885–90; feed + lot
Also called feed·yard [feed-yahrd] /ˈfidˌyɑrd/.
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pen, corral, feedlot, barnlot
British Dictionary definitions for feedlot

feedlot

noun
  1. an area or building where livestock are fattened rapidly for market
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