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Definition of Brooder
1. Noun. Apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants.
Generic synonyms: Apparatus, Setup
Terms within: Thermoregulator, Thermostat
Derivative terms: Brood, Incubate
Definition of Brooder
1. Noun. A person who broods ¹
2. Noun. A heated box used for chicks or premature babies ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brooder
1. one that broods [n -S] - See also: broods
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brooder
Literary usage of Brooder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Productive Poultry Husbandry: A Complete Text Dealing with the Principles by Harry Reynolds Lewis (1913)
"Requirements of a Successful brooder.—Regardless of the type of brooder selected
and the method of supplying heat, there are at least three, ..."
2. Poultry Breeding and Management by James Dryden (1916)
"The temperature of the brooder may be lowered by increasing the ventilation or
admitting more cool fresh air, and it is just as important that the fresh air ..."
3. Home Labor Saving Devices by Rhea Clarke Scott (1918)
"brooder.—A simple and convenient chicken brooder may be made of an old wooden tub
... Outside of the brooder and on one end of the platform is a simple ..."
4. Agriculture by William Penn Brooks (1911)
"The brooder—Chickens which are hatched artificially are best cared for by use of
brooders or brooder houses. Sometimes the plan of giving such chickens to ..."
5. The Consolidated Rural School by Louis Win Rapeer (1920)
"A brooder and laying house. Berks County. Pa. Poultry club work of Pennsylvania
State College ... brooder."
6. Farm Poultry: A Popular Sketch of Domestic Fowls for the Farmer and Amateur by George Catchpole Watson (1919)
"Various kinds of machines have been devised for this purpose, which vary considerably
in regard to efficiency, but some kind of an artificial brooder must ..."
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