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well(-)fed, ppl. a.
a1366Chaucer Rom. Rose 471 Al to selde iwys Is ony pouere man wel fedde. 1535Coverdale Isa. xxv. 6 Fat and welfed beastes. 1600Sir J. Oldcastle iii. i. 99 Weele strike the stagge our selues Shall fill our dishes with his wel-fed flesh. c1611Chapman Iliad ix. 208 Then of a well fed swine A huge fat shoulder he cuts out. 1725Pope Odyss. iii. 535 Bid some swain to lead A well-fed bullock from the grassy mead. 1786Burns The Vision i. xiv, There, well-fed Irwine stately thuds. 1820Lamb Elia i. Christ's Hosp., Sleek well-fed blue-coat boys. 1828Davy Salmonia 49 A fine well-fed fish, not much less than 4 lbs. 1874J. M. Fothergill Maintenance of Health 344 Good meat has its red meat marbled or interstreaked with fat. This shows it is well-fed. |