feed-trough

  • 1feed trough — feed trough, 1. U.S. a trough in which the feed for domestic animals is placed. 2. a tank or trough containing a supply of water for a steam driven locomotive …

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  • 2Trough — may refer to: * Trough (food), a container for animal feed (syn: manger) * Trough (geology), a long depression less steep than a trench * Trough (meteorology), an elongated region of low atmospheric pressure * Trough (physics), the lowest point… …

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  • 3Trough Creek State Park — Geobox Protected Area name = Trough Creek State Park native name = other name = other name1 = category local = Pennsylvania State Park category iucn = III image caption = etymology type = Named for etymology = Great Trough Creek country = United… …

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  • 4trough — noun 1 container for animal feed/water ADJECTIVE ▪ drinking, feeding, watering (esp. AmE) ▪ feed (esp. AmE), water ▪ cattle, horse …

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  • 5feed — {{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 ▪ …

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  • 6trough — noun 1) a large feeding trough Syn: manger, feeder, bunk, rack, crib, feed box; waterer 2) a thirty foot trough Syn: channel, conduit, trench, ditch, gully …

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  • 7trough — noun (plural troughs) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trog; akin to Old High German trog trough, Old English trēow tree, wood more at tree Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long shallow often V shaped receptacle for the drinking water …

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  • 8feed bunk — noun a long trough for feeding cattle (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑bunk • Hypernyms: ↑manger, ↑trough * * * noun : bunk II 3 …

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  • 9trough — A container for drinking water or feed of farm animals …

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  • 10trough — n. 1 a long narrow open receptacle for water, animal feed, etc. 2 a channel for conveying a liquid. 3 an elongated region of low barometric pressure. 4 a hollow between two wave crests. 5 the time of lowest economic performance etc. 6 a region… …

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