| 释义 |
feed-box|ˈfiːdbɒks|
[f. feed n. + box n.2]
a. A box for containing fodder.
b. A box containing the feeding apparatus of a machine.
1836E. L. Willson Diary 21 May (1929), I..stood behind the wagon and held to the feed box. 1886C. Scott Sheep-Farming 80 A number of small feed boxes, suitable for feeding the ewes in the pens. 1895Pall Mall Gaz. 26 June 2/3 As if he had his nose in a feed⁓box and was looking for something nice. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXX. 404/1 The platform on the top of the feedbox [of a machine gun] through which the teeth of the smaller feed-wheel project. 1947Time 3 Feb. 20/3 Each tried to butt the other out of the feedbox. |