| 单词 | stud sale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstud sale stud sale n. †(a) a sale of a person's collection of horses (obsolete); (b) (chiefly Australian and New Zealand) a sale of animals for breeding. ΚΠ 1826 Morning Post 29 Dec. The following is an account of the Stud Sale of Mr. Bodenham, of Stepleton Castle, Herefordshire. 1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross III. iv. 50 Advertisements were inserted in all the papers.., headed ‘Great Stud Sale’. 1883 Southland (N.Z.) Times 23 Oct. 2/3 The Hereford has been much improved, and the records of stud sales show that for first-class animals of this breed prices have been paid almost if not quite equalling the fancy figures fetched by the most fashionable ‘Teeswaters’. 1995 K. Emms & A. Squires Stock & Station Agents' Handbk. xix. 151 Insurers may waive this requirement when animals are purchased at stud sales conducted by agents. < as lemmas |
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