self-feed
[ self-feed, self- ]
verb (used with object),self-fed, self-feed·ing.Agriculture.
to provide a supply of food to (animals) so as to allow them to eat as much and as often as they want.: Compare hand-feed (def. 1).
Origin of self-feed
1First recorded in 1865–70
Words Nearby self-feed
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How to use self-feed in a sentence
For this self-feed plan it is claimed that both feed and labor are saved, thus reducing production costs.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry | Pratt Food Co.There is usually a self feed which may be regulated according to the work.
Farm Mechanics | Herbert A. Shearer
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