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hand-feed

[ hand-feed ]
/ ˈhændˈfid /

verb (used with object), hand-fed, hand-feed·ing.

Agriculture. to feed (animals) with apportioned amounts at regular intervals.Compare self-feed.
to feed (an animal or person) by hand: The students hand-fed the baby monkeys with an eyedropper.

Words nearby hand-feed

hand waving, hand's-breadth, hand, foot, and mouth disease, hand-carry, hand-deliver, hand-feed, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, hand-held, hand-knit, hand-launder, hand-letter

Origin of hand-feed

First recorded in 1795–1805
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for hand-feed

  • If the young are very feeble, it may become necessary to hand-feed them.

    The Stock-Feeder's Manual|Charles Alexander Cameron

  • Try and grow a bit of hand-feed for your cows as a stand-by, no matter how good a dairying district you're in.

    From Chart House to Bush Hut|Charles W. L. Bryde