free-feed

English

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free-feed (third-person singular simple present free-feeds, present participle free-feeding, simple past and past participle free-fed)

  1. To allow (an animal or person) to eat whenever they choose, rather than on a fixed schedule.
    • (Can we date this quote?) The Everything Poodle Book, →ISBN:
      Don't free-feed your poodle while you're housetraining.
  2. To eat whenever one chooses, rather than on a fixed schedule.
    • 2014, Kari Neumeyer, Bark and Lunge: Saving My Dog from Training Mistakes:
      Your dog free-feeds, meaning he eats whenever he wants.
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