Emily Dickinson Lexicon

feed (fed), v. [OE fedan.] (webplay: birds, cattle, eye, food, hope, meal, vanity).

1. Nourish; consume; intake; fuel; (see 1 Chronicles 11:2).
2. Sate; fill appetite; (see Job 24:20).
3. Provide food; supply; cater; (see Genesis 25:30).
4. Graze; pasture; (see Exodus 22:5).