fat stock
Britishnoun
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In exchange for high U.S. salaries, fat stock options and a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship, foreign workers endure an application process that is lengthy and uncertain.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
Rain on fired earth makes for fertility, good grain, fat stock and an abundant harvest.
From The Pioneers by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
In that way the soft corn will pay pretty well after all, for fat stock brings a good price.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
Calves to the value of £50 are bought, and fat stock to that of £500 are sold annually.
From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Burritt, Elihu
The three-year-old wethers and older oxen that used to be common in the fat stock markets are now rarely seen, excepting perhaps in the case of mountain breeds of sheep and Highland cattle.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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