feed steamer
- noun
- Archaic
:
vaporera de forraje
- Farmers once relied on the feed steamer to soften grains for livestock.
Examples
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The old barn still had a rusty feed steamer in the corner, unused for decades.
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With modern equipment, the feed steamer has become a relic of agricultural history.
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The feed steamer is essential for livestock health.
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Many farmers still use a feed steamer for their cattle.
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Farmers once relied on the feed steamer to soften grains for livestock.
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The old barn still had a rusty feed steamer in the corner, unused for decades.
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With modern equipment, the feed steamer has become a relic of agricultural history.
Synonyms
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2.7
A container used to cook food with steam, like a bamboo basket
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'feed' (animal food) combined with 'steamer' (a device that uses steam) yields a device for steaming feed, so the specific meaning is directly derivable from the parts. This noun–noun compounding pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the expression.
Etymology
Feed steamer comes from a farm machine that uses steam to warm and soften feed before animals eat it. So, the name simply means 'a device for steaming animal feed'.