wildfeed

English

Noun

wildfeed (plural wildfeeds)

1. Alternative form of wild feed
   • 2003 January 22, Catherine Dawson March, “Buffy unwrapped before her time”, in The Globe and Mail:

     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.

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

     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.

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

     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.

Verb

wildfeed (third-person singular simple present wildfeeds, present participle wildfeeding, simple past and past participle wildfed)

1. Alternative form of wild feed
   • 2000, Wolf Lundgren, The Renos, →ISBN, page 6:

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

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

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