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Feeder
Feeder Feed"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, gives food or supplies
nourishment; steward.
A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder.
--Goldsmith.
2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. ``The feeder
of my riots.' --Shak.
3. One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed
or fattened.
With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder.
--Shak.
4. One who fattens cattle for slaughter.
5. 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.
6. A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line
which increases the business of the main line.
7. (Mining)
(a) A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or
mineral vein. --Ure.
(b) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.
--Raymond.
8. (Mach.) An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or
leads along the material operated upon.
9. (Steam Engine) A device for supplying steam boilers with
water as needed.
Meaning of Feeder from wikipedia
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feeder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Feeder may
refer to:
Feeder (livestock equipment)
Feeder (b****eeping), any of
several devices used...
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Feeder are a
Welsh rock band
formed in 1994.
Scoring 20 UK top 40
singles and 13 UK top 40
albums to date in a
career spanning three decades.
Feeder are...
- Look up
fluid feeder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Fluid feeders (aka liquichapses) are
organisms that feed on the
fluid of
other organisms. It can...
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Feeder line may
refer to:
Feeder line (network), a
branch line of a
communications or
other network Feeder line
development program, a part of the 1980...
- bird table, or tray
feeder is a
device placed outdoors to
supply bird food to
birds (bird feeding). The
success of a bird
feeder in
attracting birds depends...
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Filter feeders are
aquatic animals that
acquire nutrients by
feeding on
organic matters, food
particles or
smaller organisms (bacteria,
microalgae and...
- A
feeder fund is an
investment fund
which does
almost all of its
investments through a
master fund via a master-
feeder relationship. It is a situation...
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Feeder vessels or
feeder ships are medium-size
freight ships. In general, a
feeder means a
seagoing vessel with an
average capacity of 300 to 1000 twenty-foot...
- A
leaky feeder is a kind of
antenna used for
communication in mines, tunnels, and
other enclosed spaces. The
commercial name
radiating cable[better source needed]...
- plants, soils, and
insects to
treat and
prevent disease. An
opportunistic feeder sustains itself from a
number of
different food sources,
because the species...
