FEEDERS
Noun
feeders
plural of feeder
Anagrams
• refeeds
Source: Wiktionary
FEEDER
Feed"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment;
steward.
A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder. Goldsmith.
2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. "The feeder of my
riots." Shak.
3. One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or
fattened.
With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder. Shak.
4. One who fattens cattle for slaughter.
5. A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary;
specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a
canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow.
6. A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which
increases the business of the main line.
7. (Mining)
(a) A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein.
Ure.
(b) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower. Raymond.
8. (Mach.)
Definition: An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along
the material operated upon.
9. (Steam Engine)
Definition: A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition