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free-feed en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To allow (an animal or person) to eat whenever they choose, rather than on a fixed schedule.
Don't free-feed your poodle while you're housetraining.
2004, The Everything Poodle Book, →ISBN:
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(intransitive) To eat whenever one chooses, rather than on a fixed schedule.
Your dog free-feeds, meaning he eats whenever he wants.
2014, Kari Neumeyer, Bark and Lunge: Saving My Dog from Training Mistakes:
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