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stockbreeding

stockbreeding noun: the breeding and rearing of livestock.

Noun

stockbreeding (uncountable)

  1. The breeding and rearing of livestock.
    • Cain, the first-born, follows his father's occupation, agriculture, whereas Abel branches out to stock breeding.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 24

Origin of stockbreeding

From stock + breeding.

Questions about stockbreeding

What does stockbreeding mean?
Stockbreeding means the breeding and rearing of livestock.
What part of speech is stockbreeding?
Stockbreeding is a noun.

Words near stockbreeding in the dictionary

  1. stockbooks
  2. stockboy
  3. stockboys
  4. stockbreeder
  5. stockbreeders
  6. stockbreeding
  7. Stockbridge
  8. stockbroker
  9. stockbrokerage
  10. stockbrokerages
  11. stockbrokers

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