cattle cake
- noun
- UK
:
pastel de ganado
- Feeding the cows with cattle cake improved their milk production considerably.
Examples
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The farmer ordered several tons of cattle cake to supplement the herd's winter diet.
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Farmers often use cattle cake to supplement their livestock's diet.
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After harvest, the cattle cake was stored in a dry shed to keep it fresh.
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The cattle cakes were delivered early in the morning.
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Farmers often use cattle cake as a high-protein supplement to boost their livestock's diet.
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During the winter months, many ranchers feed cattle cake to ensure their herds receive enough nutrients.
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The veterinarian recommended adding cattle cake to the feed to improve the health of the cows.
Synonyms
Solid material left after people remove oil from cotton seeds used to feed animals or help plants grow
Solid material left after oil is taken from cotton seeds used to feed animals or as fertilizer
A pressed block of seeds left after their oil is removed and used as animal feed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a concentrated feed formed into solid blocks for cattle' is directly derivable from combining 'cattle' (livestock) with 'cake' (a compact, shaped mass). This is a regular compounding pattern (compare 'oil cake', 'peat cake') and a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
The noun cattle cake comes from a plain image: farmers pressed animal feed into firm, flat cakes for their cattle, like a loaf or block that was easy to store and give to cows. That's why it means 'a solid block of concentrated feed for cattle'.
