chicken feed
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈtʃɪkən fiːd/
:
piensos para aves
- She checked the ingredients list on the bag of chicken feed to ensure it was nutritious.
And he said the use of antibiotics in our chicken feed, because the antibiotics, the overuse of them are creating superbugs.
- And he said the use of antibiotics in our chicken feed, because the antibiotics, the overuse of them are creating superbugs.
Examples
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But that's okay -- it's "organic" chicken feed, and that's not what my chickens will be eating.
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Chicken feed.
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And hay and chicken feed.
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The landlady left me a bag of chicken feed that was less than half full.
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I asked for "crumble" chicken feed at the store and was told it is the same thing.
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She supplies the whole Southwest with chicken feed.
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When dealing with chicken feed, is "mash" the same thing as "crumbles"?
Blog text (26) -
And he said the use of antibiotics in our chicken feed, because the antibiotics, the overuse of them are creating superbugs.
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Farmers often purchase chicken feed in bulk to save money on their poultry.
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The local store sells organic chicken feed that is made from high-quality grains.
Synonyms
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1.0
Food for farm animals like cows and chickens
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4.3
A soft mixture of crushed grains used in brewing or as animal feed
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7.7
A mix of grains given to chickens to eat
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1.3
A mix of seeds given to birds to eat
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3.3
Seeds of crops like corn or barley that farmers grow to feed animals
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1.0
Food made or mixed for birds, often seeds and grains
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4.5
A coarse food for farm animals like cattle made from parts left after making corn products
Food for birds, usually a mix of seeds and grains
Food for farm animals like cows or pigs
How Processed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal meaning 'food for chickens' evokes something small/cheap, so the link to a trivial amount of money is motivated and partly inferable from the constituents. However, mapping that cheapness onto monetary value and using it as an evaluative idiom requires cultural/pragmatic knowledge and is not fully compositional for a learner encountering it for the first time.
Etymology
Chicken feed is the food people give to chickens, usually a dry mix of grain put out for the birds.