Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that broods.
- noun A heated enclosure in which young fowl or livestock are raised.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
couveuse , 2. - noun A device for the artificial rearing of young chickens or other birds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
broods - noun A
heated box used forchicks orpremature babies
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word brooder.
Examples
-
In order to operate an incubator successfully, we shall also need a brooder, which is really an artificial mother.
Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller
-
"Now, just look at that," I said as I opened the top of the long box that is called a brooder and is supposed to supplement the functions of the metal incubator mother in the destiny of chicken young.
The Golden Bird Maria Thompson Daviess 1898
-
Operating a cash-poor shamus practice in Edinburgh, occasionally bringing along his precocious daughter from a broken marriage, Brodie is clearly more of a doer than a brooder.
Matt's Guide to Weekend TV: Walking Dead, Case Histories and More! 2011
-
However its my understanding that pen raised birds will never reproduce in the wild, but using brooder that are in the environment increase the likelyhood of them reproducing.
-
If you are looking to fish for big bows and want to simulate an "Out West Experience" the WDNR stocks the used out brooder bows in the longest standing mandatory c/r area in southwestern wisconsin.
-
He's always been one of these people who thinks a lot clearly not a trait he inherited from his mother, but since his Dad's death he's become a champion brooder.
Susan McCorkindale: A Question of Cancer: Helping Kids Regain Peace of Mind After the Loss of a Parent Susan McCorkindale 2012
-
If you have the money you can buy eggs and an incubator/brooder.
-
If you have the money you can buy eggs and an incubator/brooder.
-
However its my understanding that pen raised birds will never reproduce in the wild, but using brooder that are in the environment increase the likelyhood of them reproducing.
-
He's always been one of these people who thinks a lot clearly not a trait he inherited from his mother, but since his Dad's death he's become a champion brooder.
Susan McCorkindale: A Question of Cancer: Helping Kids Regain Peace of Mind After the Loss of a Parent Susan McCorkindale 2012
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.