destock

verb

de·​stock

(ˈ)dē+

transitive verb

1

Africa : to remove livestock from

destock an overgrazed range

2

Africa : to reduce the number of (livestock) on a range

intransitive verb

Africa : to remove stock from a range or pasture

Word History

Etymology

de- + stock

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