stall-fed

American  

[stawl-fed] / ˈstɔlˈfɛd /

adjective

1. (of animals) confined to and fed in a stall, especially for fattening.

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Etymology

Origin of stall-fed

First recorded in 1545–55

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Example Sentences

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stall-fed

It is quite clear—I am to be stall-fed.

From Pepita Ximenez by Juan Valera

We must forever hold our companions responsible, or they are not companions but stall-fed.

From Ralph Waldo Emerson by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Generally no hay need be cut, as the grass cures standing, and keeps the cattle in as good condition all winter as if they were stall-fed.

From Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hermann Hagedorn

Probably one of the best fertilisers is genuine farmyard manure from stall-fed cattle, for it contains phosphates, alkalies, and silicates in available forms.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

And this in stall-fed America, in the twentieth century!

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday

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