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bedding material

bedding material

2.8
Material like straw or wood shavings that makes a dry bed for animals
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛdɪŋ məˈtɪriəl/
translation icon : material para cama
  • It's important to replace the bedding material regularly to ensure the health of the livestock.

So we're going to get some bedding material like some some pine chips.

Examples

  • The farmer uses straw as bedding material for the animals in the barn.

  • The paper pellets form a soft bedding that is easier on a chick's tender breast and feet than aged sawdust or other bedding material.

    Academic text (1996)

  • So we're going to get some bedding material like some some pine chips.

    MIgardener

  • A sleeping bag or other bedding material, including a pillow.

    Blog text (6)

  • By this time, we expected to find a mouse living there, but oh my, this mouse had expensive taste in bedding material.

    Blog text (1)

  • A supporting bedding material such as sand particles is used, as the wood chips/pellets are hard to fluidize.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Cacti grow up through the blocks, and inside are the brittle remains of roofing and bedding material.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The increase in the efficient use of wood residuals by the timber industry has caused a shortage of shavings for poultry bedding material.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Bushland scientists are cooperating with graduate students at West Texas A&M University to examine potential uses of the mixture, such as for fertilizer or plant bedding material.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Natural bedding material, like wood shavings, helps keep the animals warm and comfortable.

Synonyms

litter
vsbedding material
45 3.7

Material like straw used in a stable or cage for animal bedding

is material used to make sleeping areas rather than to absorb waste

How Soft

bedding material
2.8
hay
111 1.0
straw
79 1.0

Surface Forms

bedding material singular
bedding materials plural

Morphology

bedding + material

The meaning of 'bedding material' is directly compositional: combining 'bedding' (material used for animal beds) with 'material' yields the substance used for bedding. This noun+noun construction follows common English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Bedding material comes from farm life: farmers used soft things like straw or shavings to make a bed for animals, so bedding meant the bed and material the stuff used. That's why it means 'material used to provide a bed or sleeping area for animals'.