Then a number of other people came (without orders): Bagginses, and Boffins, and Bolgers, and Tooks, and other guests that lived or were staying near. By mid-day, when even the best-fed were out and about again, there was a large crowd at Bag End, uninvited but not unexpected.
What does this word mean?
Top answer
the best-fed = those who had eaten the most
— Mister Micawber
the best-fed = those who had eaten the most
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