Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which feeds himself or itself, and does not require to be fed; specifically, a self-feeding apparatus or machine: as, in ore-dressing, an arrangement for feeding ore to the stamps automatically, or without the employment of hand-labor; or a stove having a reservoir for coal which is fed gradually to the fire.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word self-feeder.
Examples
-
They have a self-feeder and waterer, but we need someone to come over and give them some laptime.
Cat sitters needed maryrobinette 2006
-
The self-feeder may be used all through the life of the hog, beginning when the pigs are still nursing and continuing until they reach market weight.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry Pratt Food Co.
-
We left ours open between the poles as a self-feeder through which Pinto could eat hay without any work or responsibility on our part.
Land of the Burnt Thigh Edith Eudora Kohl
-
A 10 h. -p. (nominal) engine of good type is sufficient for Huntingdon mill, rock breaker, self-feeder and steam pump.
Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students
-
When the pigs are eight to ten days of age they are permitted to go at will to the self-feeder containing a mixture of ground grains.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry Pratt Food Co.
-
The latter, I incline to think; for come-back needs no facts, it is a self-feeder, and its entire absence in the anti-Englishman looks as if he had been a German.
A Straight Deal or The Ancient Grudge Owen Wister 1899
-
He whines relentlessly and refuses to eat unless a human stirs the kibble around in his self-feeder.
-
He whines relentlessly and refuses to eat unless a human stirs the kibble around in his self-feeder.
ajc.com - News LEANNE ITALIE 2010
-
He whines relentlessly and refuses to eat unless a human stirs the kibble around in his self-feeder.
Home By LEANNE ITALIE 2010
-
He whines relentlessly and refuses to eat unless a human stirs the kibble around in his self-feeder.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.