livestock

live-stock · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Farm animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, and horses that are raised for meat, milk, wool, or other products.

  2. 2.

    Animals kept or bred for use, work, or profit.

Phrases & expressions

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    livestock auction — a sale where farm animals are sold to the highest bidder
  • •
    livestock feed — food given to farm animals
  • •
    raise livestock — to breed and keep farm animals

Related words

Antonyms: pets, wildlife
See also: agriculture, cattle, farming
Synonyms: cattle, farm animals, stock

Etymology

From English compound live + stock, meaning "living inventory" or "living goods." First recorded in the 17th century to distinguish living farm animals from other farm property.