Handfed
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of handfeed form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Fed by hand. not-comparable
"We are in the great preserves, where hares in herds and troops of handfed pheasants invite the attention of banded poachers, and provoke heartburnings in parishes that ought to be peaceful."
Example
More examples"We are in the great preserves, where hares in herds and troops of handfed pheasants invite the attention of banded poachers, and provoke heartburnings in parishes that ought to be peaceful."
Etymology
From hand + fed.
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