linseed cake

noun

a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.

Origin of linseed cake

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Crushed linseed, linseed and bran, or linseed-cake dust are among the best.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
Besides these there have been found many specimens of plaited and woven cloth; also ropes, cords, and a portion of a linseed cake.
A Manual of the Antiquity of Man | J. P. MacLean
linseed cake, the marc left after the expression of the oil, is a most valuable feeding substance for cattle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 | Various
The odor is stronger than that of linseed-cake, and differs but little from that of rape-oil.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual | Charles Alexander Cameron
A ton of linseed-cake and some meal are given to each beast before it is sent to market, costing from £10 to £12.
A Walk from London to John O'Groat's | Elihu Burritt

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