"feed and water" meaning in English

See feed and water in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: feeds and waters [present, singular, third-person], feeding and watering [participle, present], fed and watered [participle, past], fed and watered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|feed<,,fed> and water<>}} feed and water (third-person singular simple present feeds and waters, present participle feeding and watering, simple past and past participle fed and watered)
  1. To provide with food and water, or a drink instead in the case of people.
    Sense id: en-feed_and_water-en-verb-fR2n-qrb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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