feeder

feeder
feed•er
[[t]ˈfi dər[/t]] n.
1) ahb. a person or thing that supplies food or feeds something
2) ahb. a bin or boxlike device from which farm animals may eat, esp. such a device allowing a number of chickens to feed simultaneously
3) ahb. a person or thing that takes food or nourishment
4) a person or device that feeds a machine
5) a tributary stream
6) trs
a) a secondary road that feeds traffic to a major road
b) a branch of a main transportation line, as of an airline or railroad
7) elm an electric conductor, or group of conductors, connecting primary equipment in an electric power system
8) sbz sts
straight man
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Etymology: 1350–1400

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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