half-fatted

Updated: May 27, 2025

Whatever theoretical objections may be raised against over-fed cattle, and great as may be the attempts to disparage the mountains of fat, as highly-fed cattle are sometimes designated, there is no doubt of the practical fact, that the best butcher cannot sell any thing but the best fatted beef; and of whatever age, size, or shape a half-fatted ox may be, he is never selected by judges as fit for human food.

Robert Jennings - Cattle and Their Diseases: Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding,: And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which: They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their: Cure