wildfeed

plural wildfeeds

1. alternativeAlternative form of wild feed.

   For instance, a fan knowing the title of an upcoming episode is less “intense” a spoiler than having read the wildfeed and knowing exactly what, and how, something will happen before the episode airs.

   2010, Jodie A. Kreider, Meghan K. Winchell, Buffy in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching with the Vampire Slayer, →ISBN

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   Cult TV shows draw some satellite owners to wildfeeds, sporting events draw others. Wildfeeds are raw transmissions of TV shows, sporting events or news reports sent via satellite. It’s how American networks send shows to their affiliate stations and Canadian broadcasters, and how TV news reporters feed live reports home.

   2003 January 22, Catherine Dawson March, “Buffy unwrapped before her time”, in The Globe and Mail

   Wildfeeds are on-the-spot news reports that are being sent back to the network, which include times when the reporter is "off the air" while their hair is being fixed, they practice their lines, or have candid conversations with the camera crew. You may also find training videos that are broadcast to government agencies and schools around the country.

   2009, Emmanuel Goldstein, The Best of 2600, Collector's Edition: A Hacker Odyssey, →ISBN, page 764

present singular third person wildfeeds · participle present wildfeeding · participle past wildfed · past wildfed

1. alternativeAlternative form of wild feed.

   'You figure they gonna have guards in the baggage car?' William asked, as he rolled a cigarette and watched their horses wildfeed.

   2000, Wolf Lundgren, The Renos, →ISBN, page 6

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   More generally, gut flora were more similar between the two colonies supplied with livestock, than either were with wildfed birds.

   2013, David R. Williams, Robert G. Pople, David A. Showler, Bird Conservation: Global evidence for the effects of interventions, →ISBN