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livestock

[ lahyv-stok ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.


livestock

/ ˈɪˌɒ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular or plural cattle, horses, poultry, and similar animals kept for domestic use but not as pets, esp on a farm or ranch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of livestock1

First recorded in 1650–60; live 2 + stock
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Those juxtaposed scenes of bleating livestock and skinned carcasses still leave an impression, but they’re just one strand in a tapestry of threads, none of them given more importance than the others.

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After a previous conflict in Gaza in 2009, a UN survey of the territory found asbestos in debris from older buildings, sheds, temporary building extensions, roofs and the walls of livestock enclosures.

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Farmers in the UK warned ministers last week not to dilute British food standards, saying the use of hormones in rearing livestock cannot be accepted.

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More than half of these deaths were in retaliation for the loss of livestock.

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While lions often come into conflict with humans in Kenya, especially over livestock, it is not common for people to be killed.

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