feed dog

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounfeed dog (plural feed dogs)

plural feed dogs

  1. businessOn 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.

Origin

feed + corruption of cog.

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feed dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feed%20dog

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“feed dog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feed%20dog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feed dog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feed%20dog.

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