linseed cake

noun

a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.

First recorded in 1795–1805

Crushed linseed, linseed and bran, or linseed-cake dust are among the best.

Besides these there have been found many specimens of plaited and woven cloth; also ropes, cords, and a portion of a linseed cake.

Linseed cake, the marc left after the expression of the oil, is a most valuable feeding substance for cattle.

The odor is stronger than that of linseed-cake, and differs but little from that of rape-oil.

A ton of linseed-cake and some meal are given to each beast before it is sent to market, costing from £10 to £12.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

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