fasteners
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In portions of England the fattening is done by private fatteners.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
But during the Terror, as you can readily imagine, these fatteners of poultry shut up shop.
From The Companions of Jehu by Dumas père, Alexandre
In addition some fatteners add 10% of flour to bind the mixture together.
From Ducks and Geese by Lamon, Harry M.
Some of these goose fatteners also have stalls or stands in the Boston markets where they are enabled to dispose of their fattened geese to the best advantage.
From Ducks and Geese by Lamon, Harry M.
A well-marked distinction exists there between the cultivators of corn and breeders of cattle; and the latter are again divided into breeders of young cattle, into fatteners of cattle etc.
From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)