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noun

Computers. a mechanism for aligning and transporting paper for a printer by means of pins that catch in perforations along the edges of the paper.

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Words nearby tractor feed

traction load, tractive, tractive effort, tractive force, tractor, tractor feed, tractor pull, tractor-trailer, tractrix, tract society, Tracy

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How to use tractor feed in a sentence

The group puts out most of its statements—on its Twitter feed, or its numerous websites—in Arabic, as opposed to Baluchi or Farsi.
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The city protests that a beach is not a suitable place to feed the hungry.
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Certainly his twitter feed regarding the news of Havana and Washington speaks volumes.
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But it is certainly possible that police officers could unknowingly feed suspects information.
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And, according to an October post his feed, the school allegedly issued a second order of hospitalization for him.
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Mrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
And since he was glad enough to do that, Mrs. Robin managed to feed her children all they needed.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
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One little girl attempted to smell at the trees in a drawing and pretended to feed some pictorial dogs.
Children's Ways|James Sully

British Dictionary definitions for tractor feed

tractorfeed

/ (ˈtræktəˌfiːd) /

noun

computing the automatic movement of a continuous roll of edge-perforated paper through the platen of the printer

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