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stockbreeding

[ stok-bree-ding ]
/ ˈstɒkˌbri dɪŋ /
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noun

the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.

Nearby words

  1. stock-route,
  2. stock-still,
  3. stockade,
  4. stockade fence,
  5. stockbreeder,
  6. stockbroker,
  7. stockbroker belt,
  8. stockbroking,
  9. stocker,
  10. stockfish

Origin of stockbreeding

First recorded in 1935–40; stock + breeding
Related formsstock·breed·er, noun
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Examples from the Web for stockbreeder

  • No stockbreeder in his senses ever thinks of breeding from a youthful, immature sire.

    Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. Hornaday

British Dictionary definitions for stockbreeder

stockbreeder

/ (ˈstɒkˌbriːdə) /

noun

a person who breeds or rears livestock as an occupation
Derived Formsstockbreeding, noun
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