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self-feed

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[self-feed, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈfid, ˈsɛlf- /

verb (used with object)

Agriculture.
self-fed, self-feeding

  1. to provide a supply of food to (animals) so as to allow them to eat as much and as often as they want.

Etymology

Origin of self-feed

First recorded in 1865–70

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