"off one's feed" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-off one's feed.ogg
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  1. (of an animal) Not eating normally.
    Sense id: en-off_one's_feed-en-prep_phrase-R2MDEAh5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (idiomatic, of a person) Rather unwell, especially with a reduced or altered appetite; somewhat disoriented or disconcerted. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (rather unwell): out of sorts, under the weather
    Sense id: en-off_one's_feed-en-prep_phrase-DPNpx2bb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'rather unwell': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (in veterinary medicine, of an animal): inappetent Related terms: off one's game
Disambiguation of 'in veterinary medicine, of an animal': 50 50
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