a box or other container, for example a trough, to hold fodder
feedbox in American English
(ˈfidˌbɑks)
noun
1.
a box for animal feed
2.
a casing for the feeding mechanism of a machine
Word origin
[1830–40, Amer.; feed + box1]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, grid, paraffin, rococo, showcase