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stall-feed

[stawl-feed]
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verb (used with object), stall-fed, stall-feed·ing.
  1. to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall.
  2. to fatten (an animal) for slaughter by stall-feeding.
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Origin of stall-feed

First recorded in 1755–65
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  • 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
  1. (tr) to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall, esp as an intensive method of fattening it for slaughter
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