stall-fed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stawl fed]
- /stɔl fɛd/
- /stɔːl fed/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stawl fed]
- /stɔl fɛd/

Definitions of stall-fed word

adjective stall-fed (of animals) confined to and fed in a stall, especially for fattening. 1
verb with object stall-fed to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall. 1
verb with object stall-fed to fatten (an animal) for slaughter by stall-feeding. 1
adjective stall-fed (of an animal) kept and fed in a stall, esp in order to be fattened up for slaughter 0

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Origin of stall-fed

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55

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Parts of speech for Stall-fed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stall-fed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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