Drinker
Definition
An installation, trough, vessel, or specially designed device in a yard, pasture, or modern farm to ensure animals or birds have permanent and hygienic access to drinking water. In a traditional sense, it represents a hollowed-out tree trunk or a stone structure placed near a well, manually filled with water to hydrate livestock.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Drinker
- Watering trough
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, exhibiting standard structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Noun of instrument derived from the verbal root 'adăpa' using the specific feminine suffix '-toare'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.də.pə.ˈtwa.re] |
| Source | Dictionary of Modern Zootechnical Equipment and Agriculture Metrics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Fermierul a curățat fiecare adăpătoare automată din hală pentru a preveni dezvoltarea bacteriilor.
EN: The farmer cleaned every automatic drinker in the hall to prevent the growth of bacteria.
RO: La marginea satului se află o adăpătoare mare din piatră unde caii se opresc mereu să bea apă.
EN: At the edge of the village lies a large stone watering trough where horses always stop to drink water.
RO: Am cumpărat o adăpătoare cu nipluri special concepută pentru puii de găină din gospodărie.
EN: I bought a nipple drinker specially designed for the chicken chicks in the household.
Idioms & Phrases
Adăpătoare automată / Automatic drinker
RO: Dispozitiv modern prevăzut cu o supapă sau plutitor care eliberează apa doar când animalul atinge piesa centrală.
EN: A modern device equipped with a valve or float that releases water only when the animal touches the central piece.
Adăpătoare cu niplu / Nipple drinker
RO: Sistem de hidratare utilizat intensiv în avicultură, bazat pe picurătoare metalice activate prin atingerea ciocului.
EN: A hydration system intensively used in poultry farming, based on metallic droppers activated by beak touch.
Jgheab de adăpătoare / Trough structure
RO: Recipient lung din lemn, beton sau plastic umplut cu apă, utilizat pentru adăparea colectivă a bovinelor sau ovinelor.
EN: A long wooden, concrete, or plastic container filled with water, used for the collective watering of cattle or sheep.
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