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hand-feed

\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb

: to provide and apportion rations to (animals) at regular intervals in quantities sufficient for a single feeding — compare self-feed

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/hand"feed"/, v.t., hand-fed, hand-feeding.

1. Agric. to feed (animals) with apportioned amounts at regular intervals. Cf. self-feed.

2. to feed (an animal or person) by hand: The students hand-fed the baby monkeys with an eyedropper.

[1795-1805]

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hand-feed «HAND _FEED», transitive verb, -fed, -feed|ing.

1. to feed by hand: »to hand-feed a pet.

2. Agriculture. to feed (animals) by providing them with a standard portion of food at regular intervals.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.