"forcefeed" meaning in English

See forcefeed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forcefeeds [present, singular, third-person], forcefeeding [participle, present], forcefed [participle, past], forcefed [past]
Etymology: From force + feed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|force|feed}} force + feed Head templates: {{en-verb|||forcefed}} forcefeed (third-person singular simple present forcefeeds, present participle forcefeeding, simple past and past participle forcefed)
  1. Alternative spelling of force-feed Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: force-feed
    Sense id: en-forcefeed-en-verb-dHP3UVzP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2014 December 24, Tim Winton, Cloud Street, page 88:",
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