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feed bunk

feed bunk

6.3
A long raised container that holds food for cows
  • noun
  • /fiːd bʌŋk/
  • Jargon
translation icon : comederos
  • After refilling the feed bunk, the rancher observed the livestock enjoying their meal.

Examples

  • The farmer filled the feed bunk with fresh hay to feed the cattle.

  • They have looked at a variety of control measures, including long-lasting insecticides that are sprayed each week on the exterior walls of the cattle's feed bunks.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Each morning, the cows eagerly approach the feed bunk for their breakfast.

Synonyms

trough
vsfeed bunk
19 4.6

A long open container for animal food or water

is narrower and used specifically to deliver feed to livestock
bunk
vsfeed bunk
  • US
1 8.0

A long box used for feeding farm animals

is the same meaning but usually denotes a raised version

How Big

feeder
  • Specialized
9 3.9
feed bunk
  • Jargon
6.3
trough
19 4.6
manger
22 5.4
bucket
207 1.0

Surface Forms

feed bunk singular
feed bunks plural

Morphology

feed + bunk

The noun meaning is directly and transparently compositional: 'feed' (food for animals) + 'bunk' (a trough) yields a trough used for delivering feed. This simple noun–noun compound follows regular English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.

Etymology

Feed bunk comes from a simple farm picture: a long trough or low bunk where feed is put for cows and other farm animals. That's why it means 'a place to give food to livestock'.