American
[win-ter-feed]
/ ˈwɪn tərˌfid /
winterfed,
winterfeeding
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to feed (cattle, sheep, etc.) during the winter when pasturage is not available.
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to supply (grain, hay, etc.) to livestock in winter.
winterfed,
winterfeeding
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to provide feed for livestock in winter.
We were obliged to winterfeed through April this year.
noun
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the feed given to livestock during the winter.
winterfeed
British
/ ˈwɪntəˌfiːd /
verb
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to feed (livestock) in winter when the grazing is not rich enough
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Etymology
First recorded in 1595–1605; winter + feed
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Last fall, Dean Bond planted 300 acres of winterfeed pasture at his ranch on the mountains and another couple dozen acres of oats along N.M.
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