stock raising

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noun

the breeding and raising of livestock.

Origin of stock raising

First recorded in 1790–1800

OTHER WORDS FROM stock raising

stock raiser, noun

Words nearby stock raising

stockowner, stockpile, Stockport, stockpot, stock power, stock raising, stockrider, stockroom, stock-route, stocks, stock saddle

Example sentences from the Web for stock raising

Stock-raising, mining, and manufacturing were also extensively carried on.
A History of Spain|Charles E. Chapman
Frank is in the stock-raising business at present, and carries a side line of blue-blooded dogs.
Fore!|Charles Emmett Van Loan
Apart from agriculture, stock-raising and mining, its commerce and industries are unimportant.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various
Mining and stock-raising were the principal and by no means inconsiderable industries in both districts.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton

As compared with other branches of stock-raising, there is less risk in this than in almost any other branch of farm stock.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884|Various