stockbreeding

[stok-bree-ding]

noun

the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.

Origin of stockbreeding

First recorded in 1935–40; stock + breeding

Related formsstock·breed·er, noun

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Historical Examples of stockbreeder

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

British Dictionary definitions for stockbreeder

stockbreeder

noun

a person who breeds or rears livestock as an occupation

Derived Formsstockbreeding, noun

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