Deadhead

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deadhead \Dead"head`\, n.
     1. One who receives free tickets for theaters, public
        conveyances, etc. [Colloq. U. S.]
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     2. (Naut.) A buoy. See under {Dead}, a.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Feed \Feed\, n.
     1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder;
        pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed
        for sheep.
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     2. A grazing or pasture ground. --Shak.
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     3. An allowance of provender given to a horse, cow, etc.; a
        meal; as, a feed of corn or oats.
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     4. A meal, or the act of eating. [R.]
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              For such pleasure till that hour
              At feed or fountain never had I found. --Milton.
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     5. The water supplied to steam boilers.
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     6. (Mach.)
        (a) The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to
            be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing
            machine; or of producing progressive operation upon
            any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning
            lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the
            work.
        (b) The supply of material to a machine, as water to a
            steam boiler, coal to a furnace, or grain to a run of
            stones.
        (c) The mechanism by which the action of feeding is
            produced; a feed motion.
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     {Feed bag}, a nose bag containing feed for a horse or mule.
        
  
     {Feed cloth}, an apron for leading cotton, wool, or other
        fiber, into a machine, as for carding, etc.
  
     {Feed door}, a door to a furnace, by which to supply coal.
  
     {Feed head}.
        (a) A cistern for feeding water by gravity to a steam
            boiler.
        (b) (Founding) An excess of metal above a mold, which
            serves to render the casting more compact by its
            pressure; -- also called a {riser}, {deadhead}, or
            simply {feed} or {head} --Knight.
  
     {Feed heater}.
        (a) (Steam Engine) A vessel in which the feed water for
            the boiler is heated, usually by exhaust steam.
        (b) A boiler or kettle in which is heated food for stock.
            
  
     {Feed motion}, or {Feed gear} (Mach.), the train of mechanism
        that gives motion to the part that directly produces the
        feed in a machine.
  
     {Feed pipe}, a pipe for supplying the boiler of a steam
        engine, etc., with water.
  
     {Feed pump}, a force pump for supplying water to a steam
        boiler, etc.
  
     {Feed regulator}, a device for graduating the operation of a
        feeder. --Knight.
  
     {Feed screw}, in lathes, a long screw employed to impart a
        regular motion to a tool rest or tool, or to the work.
  
     {Feed water}, water supplied to a steam boiler, etc.
  
     {Feed wheel} (Mach.), a kind of feeder. See {Feeder}, n., 8.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deadhead
       n 1: a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way; "the
            deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as
            possible"
       2: a train or bus or taxi traveling empty