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feedlot

feedlot noun: land on which livestock are fattened for market.

feedlot: land on which livestock are fattened for market
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Noun

feedlot (plural feedlots)

  1. (US) Land on which livestock are fattened for market.
    • On the Web, the Harris feedlots are snarkily referred to as “Cowschwitz” (#cowschwitz on Twitter). For those weary and hungry drivers willing to overlook the smell of its animals, Harris Ranch operates a western-style restaurant and hotel.2017, Josh Tickell, Kiss the Ground, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 183

Forms of feedlot

pluralfeedlots

Origin of feedlot

From feed + lot.

Questions about feedlot

What does feedlot mean?
Feedlot means land on which livestock are fattened for market.
What part of speech is feedlot?
Feedlot is a noun.
What is the plural of feedlot?
The plural of feedlot is feedlots.

Words near feedlot in the dictionary

  1. feedingstuff
  2. feedingstuffs
  3. feedism
  4. feedline
  5. feedlines
  6. feedlot
  7. feedlots
  8. feedman
  9. feedmen
  10. feedmill
  11. feedmills

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