A funnel-shaped fenced passage along which cattle, sheep, or horses are driven for branding, dipping, etc. In full crush-pen.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal enclosure or house general > [noun] > enclosure > branding or dipping corral or shute (10) crush-pen1856 A funnel-shaped fenced passage along which cattle, sheep, or horses are driven for branding, dipping, etc. In full crush-pen. race1862 A narrow passageway through which animals (esp. sheep) are driven singly, for separating, branding, etc. branding-yard1881 attributive, as in branding-corrall, branding-iron, branding-pen, branding-yard; branding-chute n. U.S. a gradually narrowing enclosure into which… chute1881 A narrow passage or enclosure for cattle or sheep. (Cf. branding-chute n. at branding, n. compounds.) branding-chute1882 attributive, as in branding-corrall, branding-iron, branding-pen, branding-yard; branding-chute n. U.S. a gradually narrowing enclosure into which… branding-corrall1885 attributive, as in branding-corrall, branding-iron, branding-pen, branding-yard; branding-chute n. U.S. a gradually narrowing enclosure into which… crush-yard1888 a yard leading to the crush (sense 4c); also figurative. squeeze chute1899 Originally: a narrow passageway through which cattle or other animals may be driven in single file, esp. in order to be branded or marked. Now… squeeze gate1925 (see quot.). shute1961 = chute, n.1 3b. |
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