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See also: durchfuttern

German

Etymology

durch- +‎ füttern

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊʁçˌfʏtɐn/

Verb

durchfüttern (weak, third-person singular present füttert durch, past tense fütterte durch, past participle durchgefüttert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to feed or nourish someone (over a longer period of time)
    • 1901, Lily Braun, Die Frauenfrage:
      Für den Gutsherrn war es viel billiger und bequemer, zur Zeit dringender Arbeit über ein Heer von Arbeitskräften zu verfügen, die er entlassen konnte, wenn er wollte, als die Gutstagelöhner durch die stille Zeit mit durchfüttern zu müssen.
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