Definition of Feedlot

1. Noun. A building where livestock are fattened for market.

Generic synonyms: Building, Edifice

Definition of Feedlot

1. Noun. (American English) Land on which cattle are fattened for market ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Feedlot

1. a plot of land on which livestock is fattened [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Feedlot

feeding and eating disorders of childhood
feeding behaviour
feeding bottle
feeding bottles
feeding centre
feeding chair
feeding frenzies
feeding frenzy
feeding methods
feeding out of
feeding time
feeding tube
feedings
feedline
feedlines
feedlot (current term)
feedlots
feedreader
feedreaders
feeds
feeds out of
feedstock
feedstocks
feedstream
feedstreams
feedstuff
feedstuffs
feedthrough
feedwater
feedyard

Literary usage of Feedlot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sheep Farming in America by Joseph Elwyn Wing (1912)
"CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE feedlot. Lambs born east of the Missouri Eiver are oft infested with stomach worms. In buying them the fall to put on feed only the ..."

2. Economic Models of Cattle Prices: How USDA Can Act to Improve Models to by Nancy R. Kingsbury, Charles W. Bausell, Jr. (2003)
"... Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 3: Cattle Eating at a feedlot Trough In the face of increased demand, cow-calf producers raise ..."

3. 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater by Michael C. Hirschi, F. William Simmons, Doug Peterson, Ed Giles (1998)
"feedlot facts It's not a pleasant statistic: A 100-cow dairy herd can produce as much ... The waste can either be stored for a few days on the feedlot, ..."

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