zero-grazedadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zero-grazed mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zero-grazed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the adjective zero-grazed?
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |
Where does the adjective zero-grazed come from?
Earliest known use
1950s
The earliest known use of the adjective zero-grazed is in the 1950s.
OED's earliest evidence for zero-grazed is from 1958, in Agriculture.
Nearby entries
- zero derivative, adj. & n.1948–
- zero-derived, adj.1971–
- zero-dimensional, adj.1880–
- zero-emission, n. & adj.1952–
- zero-energy, adj.1947–
- zero-field, adj.1915–
- zero-G, adj. & n.1950–
- zero grade, n.1888–
- zero gravity, n. & adj.1915–
- zero-graze, v.1954–
- zero-grazed, adj.1958–
- zero grazing, n.1954–
- zero growth, n.1907–
- zero hour, n.1915–
- zero-hours, adj.1988–
- zeroing, n.1906–
- zeroize, v.1894–
- zero-length, adj.1945–
- zero-line, n.1834–
- zero magnet, n.1890–
- zero mark, n.1821–
Meaning & use
- 1958–(Of cattle) fed with cut grass brought to them instead of being put out to pasture; cf. soiled adj.2
- 1958
Zero grazed animals also put on greater weight during the summer months than those out grazing.
Agriculture vol. 65 129 - 1978
Beef from spring-born zero-grazed Friesians—comparison of bulls, steers and late castrates.
Exper. Husbandry No. 33. 18 (heading) - 2015
The vast majority of the zero grazed heifers have now been slaughtered with carcase finish and quality being exceptional.
Irish Independent (Nexis) 8 December (Farming section) 12
the world food and drink food providing or receiving food feeding animals [adjectives] fed fed in specific way- pen-fedc1400–(Of an animal) fed in a pen, stall, etc.; hand-fed.
- stall-feda1555–Of an animal to be fattened: Kept and fed in a stall.
- mast-fed1566–Fed on mast.
- grass-fed1575–Of an animal: fed chiefly or exclusively on grass; reared at pasture; (in later use) esp. as opposed to being fattened on grain prior to being…
- bean-fed1590–Living on the best of everything.
- soiled1608–Fed with fresh-cut green fodder.
- house-fed1777That is fed in a house; (spec. of animals) fed indoors or in an enclosure, as opposed to grazing in a pasture, field, etc.; hence in extended use, of…
- corn-fed1787–spec. Fed on maize. By extension: well-fed; plump, stout. Chiefly U.S.
- cake-fed1799–Of an animal: fed chiefly or exclusively on cake (in cake, n. A.I.4b).
- summered1804–(With preceding modifying word) that has been kept during the summer in the specified manner; (also) that has been made summer-like.
- pair-fed1951–(Of an animal) subjected to pair-feeding.
- zero-grazed1958–(Of cattle) fed with cut grass brought to them instead of being put out to pasture; cf. soiled, adj.²
Frequency
zero-grazed typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zero-grazed is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zero-grazed, adj., 1960–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |