mob stocking
/ˈmɒb ˌstɒkɪŋ/originally and chiefly NZ
noun
The practice of putting a large herd of sheep or other livestock in a confined area of land, in order to clear it by intensive grazing.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in New Zealand Farmer. From mob + stocking.
- standby time
- stand down
- stand easy!
- standee
- stander
- standfirst
- stand for
- stand in
- standing
- standing committee
- standing count
- standing crop
- standing desk
- standing eight count
- standing joke
- standing O
- standing O.
- standing on one's head
- standing order
- standing ovation
- standing part
- Standing Rock
- standing room
- standing stone
- standing wave