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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Nearby words
stalking-horse, stalkless, stalky, stall, stall-fed, stall-feed, stallage, stallholder, stalling angle, stallion, stalwart
Origin of stall-feed
First recorded in 1755–65
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Examples 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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