FEEDER
\fˈiːdə], \fˈiːdə], \f_ˈiː_d_ə]\
Definitions of FEEDER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
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a branch that flows into the main stream
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someone who consumes food for nourishment
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a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material (especially one that discharges feed into a trough for livestock)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward.
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One who furnishes incentives; an encourager.
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One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened.
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A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow.
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A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line.
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A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein.
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A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.
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An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon.
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A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.
By Oddity Software
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One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward.
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One who furnishes incentives; an encourager.
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One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened.
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A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow.
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A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line.
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A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein.
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A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.
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An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon.
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A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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n. One who gives food;—one who, or that which feeds a printing-press or other machine;—one who eats or subsists;—one who fattens cattle for slaughter;—a fountain or channel that supplies a main canal with water;—a branch railroad, or a side line which increases the business of the main line.