stall-feed
Americanverb (used with object)
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to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall.
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to fatten (an animal) for slaughter by stall-feeding.
verb
Etymology
Origin of stall-feed
First recorded in 1755–65
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Would it not be well for some of our farmers, who stall-feed cattle, to try this or a similar mode?
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
They stall-feed very fat, no doubt; but though generally very good, I have never, in any part of the States, tasted beef equal to the best in England.
From Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada by Murray, Henry A.
It is a very uneven track of ground, abounding with swamps; here they turn in their fat cattle, or such as they intend to stall-feed, for their winter's provisions.
From Letters from an American Farmer by St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector
In latitudes, however, in which it becomes necessary to stall-feed during several months of the year, barns are indispensable.
From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert
The stall-fed or squab is prepared the same as the wild one.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre
We must forever hold our companions responsible, or they are not companions but stall-fed.
From Ralph Waldo Emerson by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
The pastoral fields of Scotland are "stall-fed," and the hill-sides "wrinkled and dimpled, like the forms of fatted sheep."
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
Whether the hardy, stall-fed old man of the country, or the opulent and well-groomed old man of the metropolis, he is one in our esteem and the still warmer affections of the children.
From Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley — Volume 10 by Riley, James Whitcomb
Nevertheless, as Sailen had plenty of money he did not allow his vanity merely to graze at large; he took special pride in keeping it stall-fed.
From Stories from Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath
In spring and summer, when the cow has her natural food, no artificial colour is required; but in winter, under stall-feeding, the colour is white and tallowy, and some persons prefer a higher colour.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
The potato contains the greatest proportion of starch, and the sugar-beet has large quantities of sugar, and both consequently are good for stall-feeding.
They are excellent farmers, and keep fine stock, which they care for with German thoroughness; stall-feeding in the winter.
From The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation by Nordhoff, Charles
No crops to be saved in winter, you see, and no farm work except stall-feeding the cattle.
From Stories by English Authors: Ireland by Lover, Samuel
Princess, a thorough bred Cow, bred regularly up to eighteen years old; was then dried off and turned to grass for beef, and slaughtered in the fall without stall-feeding, and made merchantable beef.
From Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons by Various
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