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The state is primarily concerned about people handling the bird feed, and Reardon said the department has not concluded the feed is a culprit in all or most of the recent wild bird deaths.

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  1. transitive verb To give food to; supply with nourishment: feed the children.
  2. transitive verb To provide as food or nourishment: fed fish to the cat.
  3. transitive verb To serve as food for: The turkey is large enough to feed a dozen.
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  • Here's how to get started:Make sure your updated data feed is available on a fixed, externally accessible URL on your website.
  • The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. —  Autoblog
  • Latest Digital Photo Frame Features - 18 August 2008 Contents of this feed are a property of Creative Weblogging Limited and are protected by copyright laws. —  Video, DVD and Movies Online News Center
  • April 2008 Digital Photo Urn helps you remember your pets - 30 May 2008 Contents of this feed are a property of Creative Weblogging Limited and are protected by copyright laws. —  Video, DVD and Movies Online News Center
  • August 2008 Contents of this feed are a property of Creative Weblogging Limited and are protected by copyright laws. —  Video, DVD and Movies Online News Center
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food ·  fuel ·  supply ·  meal ·  drive ·  link ·  equipment ·  load ·  grain ·  access ·  data ·  crop

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feed:   feeding ·  fed ·  feeds
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English feden, from Old English fēdan; see pā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English feden (preterit fedde, fed, past participle fed, fedde), from Anglo-Saxon fēdan (preterit fēdde, past participle fēded, fēdd), feed, nourish, bring forth, produce (= Old Saxon fōdian = OFries. fēda, foda, Fries, fieden = Dutch voeden = Low German vöden, voden, föden, füden = Old High German fuotan, Middle High German vüeten, vüten = Icelandic fædha = Swedish föda = Danish föde = Gothic (Moesogothic) fōdjan, feed, give food to), from fōda, food: see food.
  2. from feed, v.
 

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