feed trough
Frequency: 7.01.1 per million words
A trough holding animal feed, especially in North American English.
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- The farmer filled the feed trough with fresh hay for the horses.
- The pigs eagerly gathered around the feed trough at mealtime.
- She cleaned out the old wooden feed trough before putting in new grain.
- A sturdy metal feed trough was built for the cattle in the barn.
- The chickens pecked at the corn scattered in the feed trough every morning.
- We need to repair the broken feed trough in the pasture before winter.
- The lambs were drinking water from a small feed trough near their mother.
- He designed an automatic feed trough system for his livestock to save time.
- Make sure the feed trough is always full for the horses to prevent hunger.
- The puppies were gently nudging each other away from the feed trough during feeding.