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linseed meal

American  

noun

  1. ground linseed cake.


Etymology

Origin of linseed meal

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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At the beginning of the fifth period one-half of the linseed meal in the ration of Lot I was removed, and cotton seed meal substituted.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 by Various

He gave a relieved whistle as he stumbled upon a can of linseed meal, and reflected, with some amusement, upon how approvingly Mrs. Winters would have regarded the homely treatment.

From Treasure Valley by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

But I hear old Mrs. Parr has come up for some linseed meal I promised her.

From Odd by Le Feuvre, Amy

I know of no results that have proven that the high priced vegetable foods such as linseed meal, gluten feed, etc., have proven a more valuable chicken food than the cheapest grains.

From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

It is somewhat superior, Mr. Parker says, to cottonseed meal or linseed meal as a stock feed, but is now chiefly used for fertilizing purposes.

From Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions by Poe, Clarence Hamilton

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