handfeed
verb (used with object), hand-fed, hand-feed·ing.
1.
Agriculture. to feed (animals) with apportioned amounts at regular intervals. Compare self-feed.
2.
to feed (an animal or person) by hand: The students hand-fed the baby monkeys with an eyedropper.
Origin:
1795–1805
1795–1805
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| —vb , -feeds, -feeding, -fed | |
| 1. | to feed (a person or an animal) by hand |
| 2. | agriculture to give food to (poultry or livestock) in fixed amounts and at fixed times, rather than use a self-feeding system |
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