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stock raising
noun
- the breeding and raising of livestock.
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- stock raiser noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stock raising1
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Example Sentences
He was at once banker and confidant of most of the Indians who were getting ahead in agriculture and stock-raising.
Laws for the encouragement of stock-raising have been promulgated.
Illinois takes the lead in stock-raising, and the horses and cattle seen in this day's ride were fully up to the best standard.
There is no part of the United States better adapted for stock-raising than the prairies of Nebraska.
He has a herd of six hundred head of cattle and his stock raising interests are very profitable.
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