greenfeedn.
/ˈɡriːnfiːd/, U.S. /ˈɡrinˌfid/, Australian English /ˈɡriːnfiːd/, New Zealand English /ˈɡriːnfiːd/ In later use chiefly Australian and New Zealand.
Forage grown to be fed fresh to livestock, either as pasture or silage.
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1754 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (rev. ed.) III. sig. 4L4v Rye is also sown in Autumn to afford green Feed for Ewes and Lambs in the Spring.
1777 C. Clarke True Theory & Pract. Husbandry i. 216 The lucern..must be cut close by the surface of the drill, and the tops carried off to be used as green feed for horses.
1802 J. Anderson Recreations in Agric. VI. 109 These artificial grass-fields..are for the most part made into hay, or applied as green feed for beasts in the house.
1898 Bulletin (Sydney) 30 Apr. 31/4 A large hairy dairyman began to tell how many pounds of butter his little ‘yaller’ heifer..yielded in a week... For ten minutes nothing could be heard but ‘pounds’, ‘quarts’,..‘separators’, ‘green feed’, and ‘Ayrshire’.
1928 Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Jan. 31/2 Although green feed is essential for poultry, it should be given in moderation and regularly.
1947 E. A. McCourt Music at Close 51 By the end of May the spring rush was over and all the crops in except late oats and greenfeed.
2000 W. M. Elofson Cowboys, Gentlemen & Cattle Thieves 21 Fencing off the open range, they..began putting up hay, greenfeed, and crops of oats, barley, and wheat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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