die-up

noun

plural -s

West

: a widespread destruction of range livestock caused usually by some untoward natural phenomenon (such as a drought or a blizzard)

sometimes : an animal dead in a die-up

salvaging the hides of die-ups

Word History

Etymology

from die up, verb

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