| 单词 | grass-finished |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrass-finished grass-finished adj. designating (the meat of) cattle or sheep that have been put to feed exclusively on pasture prior to market; (now usually) used to distinguish (the meat of) animals that have been allowed to feed on pasture for the entirety of their lives, rather than fattened up on grain prior to market; cf. grass beef n., grass lamb n. ΚΠ 1837 York Herald 29 July The Beasts which were shown in to-day's market, which were chiefly grass-fattened, or rather grass-finished, were of very superior quality. 1881 Minutes of Evid. Commissioners Agric. 607 in Parl. Papers (C. 2778-I) XV. 25 I sent about 250 head of grass finished beef to Dublin to a salesman, and I believe the majority of them go to England. 1914 T. Shaw Managem. & Feeding of Sheep xi. 228 If they can be put upon a finishing ration at the beginning of February, then they may be sold early in May, a month during which good prices usually prevail for such meat, as grass-finished animals have not yet reached the market. 1998 Grocer (Nexis) 26 Sept. Grass finished lamb, now on the market in quantity, has a more intense flavour than lambs finished on concentrate diets. 2009 E. Sarasohn & S. Weiss Compl. Idiot's Guide to Org. Living v. 59 Good options here include..beef labeled as pastured, grass-fed, or grass-finished. All of these terms signify healthy feeding practices, no hormone or antibiotic use. < as lemmas |
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