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feeder Definition

feeder (fēdər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that feeds; specif.,
    1. a device that feeds material into a machine
    2. a device that supplies food to animals or birds
  2. an animal, esp. a steer, being fattened
  3. anything that supplies or leads into something else; tributary; specif., a branch transportation line (in full feeder line)
  4. Elec. a conductor supplying current or signals to a substation, antenna, etc.

feeder Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hang: Hanging bird feeders are best sited over a paved or decked area, which can be regularly swept clear of debris.
  • fish: Fishing peg 6, the pair fished small feeder to the island catching all their carp on small pieces of meat.

Preposition: with

tail: Alternativley, a small open feeder with a long tail is also working.

Adjective modifier

  • voracious: Lacewing adults and larvae are voracious feeders on aphids.
  • opportunistic: In the wild, tortoises are opportunistic feeders and they will on occasion tackle carrion and dung.
  • fussy: The mix contains Baileys ' popular Garlic Supplement which adds its familiar aroma and flavor helping to tempt the fussy feeder.
  • automatic: A recent innovation for the calves is an automatic feeder which has also been accepted readily by the younger stock.
  • navigable: The views on this part of the canal ( actually navigable feeder better describes the waterway ) are magnificent.

Modifies a noun

  • tactic: All fish fell to corn and worm fished with open end feeder tactics.
  • parade: Feeder parades in the morning by individual bands from West of Castlederg caused little disruption.
  • ballot: Roughly half the grammar schools in the country would be subject to feeder school ballots.
  • pellet: Packing a selection of feeder pellets and hook samples in a pva bag should help to keep feed concentrated in a small area.
  • rod: The first two anglers used a feeder rod with red maggot fishing midway across lake.
  • rig: He stayed with a quivertip feeder rig and connected with a tench of 5-08 and one of 2-13 in his total.

Noun used with modifier

  • hummingbird: The hummingbird feeders which are also on the balcony mean you get to see these tiny hovering jewels just inches away.
  • cut-sheet: Paper parking allows the use of a single sheet or a cut-sheet feeder without having to remove the continuous forms.
  • groundbait: Another hot method for mild winter days is a groundbait feeder attack, fished along with worm or red maggots for bream.
  • peanut: I only have to the refill the peanut feeder once a week.
  • maggot: Third place came from peg 35 on the field pond, John Sutton claimed this with 45lb 12oz also using the maggot feeder.
  • mealworm: Mealworm feeder Live foods are vital to young birds in their first few weeks of life hence the mealworm feeder below.

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