"handfed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: 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

Verb

Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-handfed-en-verb-Ug2P05F8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

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