stall-feed

[ stawl-feed ]
/ ˈstɔlˌfid /

verb (used with object), stall-fed, stall-feed·ing.

to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall.
to fatten (an animal) for slaughter by stall-feeding.

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Origin of stall-feed

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby stall-feed

stalking-horse, stalkless, stalky, stall, stall-fed, stall-feed, stallage, stallholder, stalling angle, stallion, stalwart
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Example sentences from the Web for stall-feed

  • In latitudes, however, in which it becomes necessary to stall-feed during several months of the year, barns are indispensable.

    Cattle and Their Diseases|Robert Jennings

British Dictionary definitions for stall-feed

stall-feed

verb -feeds, -feeding or -fed

(tr) to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall, esp as an intensive method of fattening it for slaughter
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