"handfed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From hand + fed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|fed}} hand + fed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} handfed (not comparable)
  1. (of an animal or machine) Fed by hand. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-handfed-en-adj-V4ONSpvH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36

Verb

Etymology: From hand + fed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|fed}} hand + fed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} handfed
  1. simple past and past participle of handfeed Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: handfeed
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          "ref": "2007, Mattie Sue Athan, Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot, page 2:",
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