Flesh, vb. 1) to feed with flesh, to satiate: “this night he --es his will in the spoil of her honour,” All's IV, 3, 19. “the wild dog shall f. his tooth on every innocent,” H4B IV, 5, 133. “the kindred of him hath been --ed upon us,” H5 II, 4, 50.
2) to make fierce and eager for combat (as a dog fed with flesh only): “put up your iron: you are well --ed; come on,” Tw. IV, 1, 43. “shall a beardless boy f. his spirit in a warlike soil,” John V, 1, 71. “the head which princes --ed with conquest aim to hit,” H4B I, 1, 149. Part. --ed == fierce, hardened: “the --ed soldier, rough and hard of heart,” H5 III, 3, 11. “--ed villains, bloody dogs,” R3 IV, 3, 6.*
3) to feed with flesh for the first time, to initiate: “full bravely hast thou --ed thy maiden sword,” H4A V, 4, 133. “did f. his puny sword in Frenchmen's blood,” H6A IV, 7, 36. “come, I'll f. ye; come on, young master,” Lr. II, 2, 49.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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