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a. 1366[?]. Chaucer, Rom. Rose, 471. Al to selde iwys Is ony pouere man wel fedde.
1535. Coverdale, Isa. xxv. 6. Fat and welfed beastes.
1600. Sir J. Oldcastle, III. i. 99. Weele strike the stagge our selues Shall fill our dishes with his wel-fed flesh.
c. 1611. Chapman, Iliad, IX. 208. Then of a well fed swine A huge fat shoulder he cuts out.
1725. Pope, Odyss., III. 535. Bid some swain to lead A well-fed bullock from the grassy mead.
1786. Burns, The Vision, I. xiv. There, well-led Irwine stately thuds.
1820. Lamb, Elia, I. Christ’s Hosp. Sleek well-fed blue-coat boys.
1828. 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.
