stall-feed

[ stawl-feed ]

/ ˈstɔlˌfid /

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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

stalky, stall, stallage, stalled, stall-fed, stall-feed, stallholder, stalling angle, stallion, stalwart, stalworth

How to use stall-feed in a sentence

Specifically, the pilots got themselves into a high altitude stall, where the wings lose the capacity to provide lift.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The group puts out most of its statements—on its Twitter feed, or its numerous websites—in Arabic, as opposed to Baluchi or Farsi.
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One report has the AirAsia Airbus flying at a speed very close to what would trigger a low speed stall.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The city protests that a beach is not a suitable place to feed the hungry.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Certainly his twitter feed regarding the news of Havana and Washington speaks volumes.
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Mrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
And since he was glad enough to do that, Mrs. Robin managed to feed her children all they needed.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
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Herein he found an empty stall that was dark enough not to be seen, and still afforded sufficient light to read in.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

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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