self-feed

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ feed.

Adjective

self-feed (not comparable)

  1. Of a drill or drill bit: designed to pull itself into the material being drilled, for better precision.

Verb

self-feed (third-person singular simple present self-feeds, present participle self-feeding, simple past and past participle self-fed)

  1. To provide rations to animals in bulk so as to permit feeding as wanted.