feed dog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. On a sewing machine, the toothed mechanism that uses a forward, down, back, and up motion against the presser foot to advance the fabric through the machine evenly.

Word forms

feed dog feed dogs

Etymology

feed + corruption of cog.

Related words

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