feeding

noun7

1. •
   The act or process of giving food.

   • premium blend for feeding of dairy herds
2. •
   An instance or session of giving food.

   • the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content
3. •
   The act or process of eating.

   • feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed
4. •
   An instance or session of eating.
5. •
   The loading of material into a machine that will process it.
6. •
   (old-fashioned) That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder.
7. •
   (old-fashioned) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals.