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• feed — [fēd] vt. fed, feeding [ME feden < OE fedan < base of foda, FOOD] 1. to give food to; provide food for 2. a) to provide as food [to feed oats to horses] b) to serve as food for …   English World dictionary

• Feed — Feed, v. i. 1. To take food; to eat. [1913 Webster] Her kid . . . which I afterwards killed because it would not feed. De Foe. [1913 Webster] 2. To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed one s self (upon something); to prey; with on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• appetite — noun 1 desire for food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous …   Collocations dictionary

• feed — feedable, adj. /feed/, v., fed, feeding, n. v.t. 1. to give food to; supply with nourishment: to feed a child. 2. to yield or serve as food for: This land has fed 10 generations. 3. to provide as food. 4. to furnish for consumption. 5. to… …   Universalium

• feed — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Feed is used before these nouns: ↑barley, ↑mill, ↑trough Feed is used after these nouns: ↑cattle, ↑satellite {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 give food to a person/animal/plant ADVERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• off one's feed — phrasal 1. : having little appetite for food : unwilling to eat a normal amount of food the child was off his feed and cried a good deal 2. : not feeling well : upset * * * off one s feed Without appetite, disinclined to eat • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• chicken feed — noun 1. dry mash for poultry • Syn: ↑scratch • Hypernyms: ↑mash 2. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

• To be off one's feed — Off Off, prep. Not on; away from; as, to be off one s legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore. Addison. [1913 Webster] {Off hand}. See {Offhand}. {Off side} (Football), out of play; said when a player has got in front of the ball in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• off one's feed — idi sts off one s feed, Slang. without any appetite for food, esp. because of illness …   From formal English to slang

• off one's food or feed —  Suffering from loss of appetite …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• Pierre Ducos — is a fictional character in the Richard Sharpe series of novels, created by Bernard Cornwell. Ducos is a French secret agent and alongside Obadiah Hakeswill was Sharpe’s most bitter and persistent enemy.OriginsDucos exact origins are unclear. It… …   Wikipedia