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单词 youngstock
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youngstockn.

Brit. /ˈjʌŋstɒk/, U.S. /ˈjəŋˌstɑk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: young adj., stock n.1
Etymology: < young adj. + stock n.1Earlier two-word examples such as the following, do not represent a fixed collocation (compare stock n.1 54a):1685 W. Penn Further Acct. Pennsylvania 10 I would have them buy still, and not weaken their Herds, by killing up their Young Stock too soon.1888 W. Day Horse xviii. 250 To put them [sc. yearlings] into small paddocks totally unfitted for rearing young stock in is a sad blunder.
Originally Indian English.
Young livestock; spec. young horses, as a category of competition at a horse show. Frequently attributive.
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1928 Times of India 15 Feb. 13/2 The results of the judging in the Delhi Horse Show on the first day were:—C. B. [= country-bred] Youngstock Fillies by approved Arab or C. B. Stallions [etc.].
1961 Times 21 Aug. 6/2 Lady Willington's riding pony youngstock champion, Gay Royal.
1979 Proc. 11th Ann. Convention Amer. Assoc. Bovine Practitioners 72/2 Cold housing is generally preferred for youngstock.
1982 Proc. Internat. Conf. Goat Production & Dis. iii. 499/1 Perinatal and youngstock mortality data of a 5 year period..of 8 goat breeding farms.
2005 Horse June 42/2 Youngstock usually have their tails plaited for the show ring, and horses in other disciplines can have pulled or plaited tails.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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