| 单词 | creep-feeding |
| 释义 | > as lemmascreep-feeding 4. A low arch under a railway embankment; an opening in a hedge or other enclosure, for an animal to creep or pass through. Cf. creep-hole n. Also, an enclosure in which young animals may feed, with an entrance too small to admit the mother. So creep-feed, creep-feeding; creep-feed v. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > opening or break in continuity > in a wall, hedge, fence, dike, etc. > allowing passage of an animal smoot1615 creep1819 smoot-holea1828 the world > animals > by habitat > habitat > [noun] > gap through which animal passes meuse1523 creeper1845 creep1875 pop-hole1878 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > underground passage or tunnel > for cattle creep1875 cattle creep1893 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal enclosure or house general > [noun] > enclosure > other enclosures post-and-rail paddock1684 straw yard1787 parkc1797 run1853 chicken run1868 creep1886 trap-yard1906 cutout1920 holding pen1923 holding paddock1933 holding yard1950 1819 Sporting Mag. 4 209 I have heard that they [sc. pheasants] of late have been snared in creeps, like hares. 1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 37 A creep for cattle, on the Wigtown Railway. 1884 R. Jefferies Red Deer x. 188 Through this hedge [poachers] leave holes, or ‘creeps’, for the pheasants to run through. 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 92 To fatten lambs rapidly, the utmost care must be given to their feeding. When folded on green crops they should feed in advance of the ewes, by having ‘creeps’ provided. 1924 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 49/2 The rabbits have their chosen creeps through the greenery below. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 63/1 Creep feeding. From the earliest age piglets will take extra feed. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Apr. 371/3 A creep in which the suckers can feed away from the sow is a necessity. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 16 Feb. 50 The piglets..will already be creep-feeding. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 22 Mar. 136/2 A suitable creep-feed mixture would be 2 parts cracked beans, 1 part crushed wheat, 3 parts crushed oats, 2 parts ground barley. 1964 R. Jeffries Embarrassing Death ii. 18 He could see sheep creep-feeding in one field. < as lemmas |
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