drylot
- noun
- /ˈdraɪlɒt/
- Jargon
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corral seco
- Large, specialized drylot dairies, where cows are confined rather than allowed access to pasture.
Examples
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So-called drylot cow/calf production allows farmers to keep cows inside on concrete or on fenced-in plots of dirt (which turns into dust or mud, depending on the weather) their entire lives.
Blog text (15) -
Thus, the nation's dairy landscape is increasingly differentiating spatially between the huge operations, housing their cows in drylots or freestall barns, and the more traditional dairy farms.
Academic text (2006) -
The farmer built a secure drylot to ensure the livestock were well-fed and protected from the harsh weather.
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In the drylot, the cattle had plenty of space to move around, but no access to grass or pasture.
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During the winter months, the cows stayed in the drylot to avoid the muddy fields and remain clean.
Synonyms
8
3.4
A small enclosed field where animals such as horses graze or exercise
7
6.3
A place where farmers keep cattle or pigs to fatten before sale
6
6.3
A fenced area where people keep animals like cows and sheep before transport or slaughter
2
3.1
A small fenced area where farmers keep animals before moving them
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2.1
An enclosure for keeping cattle like cows and bulls
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1.6
A fenced area where farmers keep cows
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5.1
A fenced area where animals like sheep wait briefly before someone moves them
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1.2
A fenced area where a farmer keeps sheep
An enclosed area where farmers keep animals for a short time before moving them
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word drylot combines dry 'not wet' and lot 'open area' like a parking lot, so it means a dry open space where farmers keep and feed animals when pasture is too wet.