| 单词 | box food |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbox food box food n. now rare food, esp. grain or hay, given to livestock kept in a barn or shed; (also) such food provided in a box or container to livestock kept in a field or pasture; cf. box feeding n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animal food > [noun] mungc1380 battling1611 pabuluma1661 mess1738 wash1847 box food1886 premix1957 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 129 If it be intended to use box food, the sheep require to be trained to eat from the boxes when hoggs. 1908 J. Macdonald Stephens' Bk. Farm (rev. ed.) III. 144/2 No box food is given in the case of the ewe lambs, although they may get a few cabbages and then turnips. 1945 Agriculture 51 271 A daily allowance of one gallon of whole milk supplemented with good hay and a ration of box food. < as lemmas |
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