English

A feed dog (item 2) on a sewing machine.

Noun

feed dog ‎(plural feed dogs)

1. (sewing) On a sewing machine, the toothed mechanism that uses a forward, down, back, and up motion against the presser foot to advance the fabric through the machine evenly.

Related terms

• feed
• cog
• dog

See also

• sewing machine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia