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livestock

noun

live·​stock ˈlīv-ˌstäk How to pronounce livestock (audio)
: animals kept or raised for use or pleasure
especially : farm animals kept for use and profit

Example Sentences

a market where livestock are bought and sold a market where livestock is bought and sold
Recent Examples on the Web White cites a multi-year famine that killed half of all livestock and worsened a 1590 rebellion in the Ottoman Empire. John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 At the same time, planners must acknowledge that flight is sometimes impossible, as some people are homebound, or need medical assistance, or need to protect their horses or livestock. Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 That is raising the prices that pork processors pay to secure livestock and weighing on their bottom lines. Patrick Thomas, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 Rural residents beyond the village have cut back on sheep and cow herds, partly to offset the cost of hauling water and partly because there’s little grass for the livestock to eat. AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Farming equipment and livestock rescued from the floods by families fortunate enough to walk to safety dot the dusty fields. Susannah George, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 That’s likely because brothers are in competition over parental resources, land, and livestock. Ruth Mace And Alberto Micheletti, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2022 Under the new legislation around half of the visas would be allocated to dairy and livestock. Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2022 Ports would jam; trucking rates would soar; livestock would run out of feed. WIRED, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1687, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of livestock was circa 1687

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