feedlot

feedlot
/feed"lot'/, n.
1. a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
2. a commercial establishment that operates a feedlot.
Also, feed lot. Also called feedyard /feed"yahrd'/.
[1885-90; FEED + LOT]

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