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Word entry · 6 letters

feeder

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"Supply line"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfidɚ/Part of speech nounSorted deeefrStarts with FEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening

Word origin

From Middle English feedere, federe, fedare, equivalent to feed + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • Often similes such as 'soft as velvet' or 'fluffy like a cloud' will be employed and the feeder will describe how he feels he can be lost in the enveloping folds of soft flesh.
  • The patch is kind enough, but a huge feeder, Snail-slow in profit, and he sleeps by day More than the wild-cat; […]
  • There are many who are dietarians in theory, but liberal feeders in practice. They suppose or maintain that it is a duty to deny oneself of all luxuries at the table, but practically they take the best that they can get.

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