| 释义 |
Weatings, n. pl.|ˈwiːtɪŋz|
Also w(h)eatings.
[f. respelling of wheat n. + -ings, as in middlings s.v. middling n. 3 c.]
A proprietary name for the residue of the milling of wheat (the sharps: see sharp n. 9), used as food for farm animals.
1931Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 Sept. 1329/1 Weatings... Fine wheat offals (for food). The M.M.A., Limited,..London E.C. 3. 1937C. Forman Pig Breeding & Feeding vii. 79 These wheatings are advertised as not more than 5 per cent fibre. 1937H. M. Rikard-Bell Handbk. Mod. Pig Farming vii. 81 For the weatings we can substitute up to 10 per cent. with coconut cake. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 5/1 Weatings and bran both quoted at {pstlg}25 per ton ex mill. 1976G. Johnson Profitable Pig Farming (ed. 5) viii. 124 Sharps, weatings or middlings have not been included in any of the above selection of suitable rations. |