well-fedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and feed v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., feed v.

Etymology: < well adv. + the past participle of feed v.

That has plenty of good food to eat regularly; (also euphemistic) plump; fat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > fed or nourished > well fed or nourished

fatc893

well-nourishedc1300

full-feedinga1382

well-feda1398

feasted1440

well-nurturedc1450

home-fed1573

corn-fed1576

stall-fed1589

repleted1592

well-feasted1611

high-fed1612

succulent1673

corn-fed1787

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. vii. xiii. 358 The þridde manere of crampe..falliþ ofte to fat men, and fleisschy, and wel ifedde.

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 471 Al to selde Iwys Is ony pouere man wel fedde.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) ix. l. 3263 Preestis, prelatis, and weel-fed fat parsownis..haue gret souereynte.

a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 62 Bestes of that natures, wele fed and yonge.., ben best.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. xxv. B Fat and welfed beastes.

1600 A. Munday et al. First Pt. True Hist. Sir I. Old-castle sig. E^v Weele strike the stagge our selues Shall fill our dishes with his wel-fed flesh.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ix. 208 Then of a well fed swine A huge fat shoulder he cuts out.

1658 T. Bromhall Hist. Apparitions 52 Yet [the body] was not corrupted or rotten, but fat, as young and well fed bodies use to be.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 535 Bid some swain to lead A well-fed bullock from the grassy mead.

1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 105 There, well-fed Irwine stately thuds.

1823 C. Lamb Christ's Hosp. in Elia 34 Sleek well-fed blue-coat boys.

1828 H. Davy Salmonia 49 A fine well-fed fish, not much less than 4 lbs.

1874 J. M. Fothergill Maintenance of Health 344 Good meat has its red meat marbled or interstreaked with fat. This shows it is well-fed.

1921 E. L. White Andivius Hedulio ii. xix. 282 Well-housed, well clad, well fed, luxurious, loose-living, light-hearted minxes.

1956 G. Durrell My Family & Other Animals ix. 116 The consul was a great cat-lover, and he possessed three large and well-fed Persians to prove it.

1989 R. Kenan Visitation of Spirits (1996) 31 He was a short man, not fat—but as they say around home, well fed.

2007 Independent 6 Feb. (Extra section) 6/1 Every well-fed London bourgeois spends his Saturday mornings steering his children around Borough Market in search of organic coffee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-fed
释义	well-fedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfɛd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfɛd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and feed v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., feed v. Etymology: < well adv. + the past participle of feed v. That has plenty of good food to eat regularly; (also euphemistic) plump; fat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > fed or nourished > well fed or nourished fatc893 well-nourishedc1300 full-feedinga1382 well-feda1398 feasted1440 well-nurturedc1450 home-fed1573 corn-fed1576 stall-fed1589 repleted1592 well-feasted1611 high-fed1612 succulent1673 corn-fed1787 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. vii. xiii. 358 The þridde manere of crampe..falliþ ofte to fat men, and fleisschy, and wel ifedde. a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 471 Al to selde Iwys Is ony pouere man wel fedde. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) ix. l. 3263 Preestis, prelatis, and weel-fed fat parsownis..haue gret souereynte. a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 62 Bestes of that natures, wele fed and yonge.., ben best. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. xxv. B Fat and welfed beastes. 1600 A. Munday et al. First Pt. True Hist. Sir I. Old-castle sig. E^v Weele strike the stagge our selues Shall fill our dishes with his wel-fed flesh. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ix. 208 Then of a well fed swine A huge fat shoulder he cuts out. 1658 T. Bromhall Hist. Apparitions 52 Yet [the body] was not corrupted or rotten, but fat, as young and well fed bodies use to be. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 535 Bid some swain to lead A well-fed bullock from the grassy mead. 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 105 There, well-fed Irwine stately thuds. 1823 C. Lamb Christ's Hosp. in Elia 34 Sleek well-fed blue-coat boys. 1828 H. Davy Salmonia 49 A fine well-fed fish, not much less than 4 lbs. 1874 J. M. Fothergill Maintenance of Health 344 Good meat has its red meat marbled or interstreaked with fat. This shows it is well-fed. 1921 E. L. White Andivius Hedulio ii. xix. 282 Well-housed, well clad, well fed, luxurious, loose-living, light-hearted minxes. 1956 G. Durrell My Family & Other Animals ix. 116 The consul was a great cat-lover, and he possessed three large and well-fed Persians to prove it. 1989 R. Kenan Visitation of Spirits (1996) 31 He was a short man, not fat—but as they say around home, well fed. 2007 Independent 6 Feb. (Extra section) 6/1 Every well-fed London bourgeois spends his Saturday mornings steering his children around Borough Market in search of organic coffee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1398
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