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hand-feed
[ hand-feed ]
/ ˈhændˈfid /
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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.
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Origin of hand-feed
First recorded in 1795–1805
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How to use hand-feed in a sentence
Eating disorders, on the other hand, are driven largely by biological processes that occur on the inside.
“After the New York mentality, it is the ultimate contrast to see people making things by hand,” he said.
Thankfully, his assistant knows these roads like the back of his hand.
The collection includes kimono capes and hand woven jump overalls.
Prices are relatively inexpensive and come in at around 135 euros for a shirt or 35 euros for hand woven boxers.
After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
She is quite true, but not wise, and your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing.
The aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
British Dictionary definitions for hand-feed
verb -feeds, -feeding or -fed (-ˌfɛd) (tr)
to feed (a person or an animal) by hand
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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