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forage

  • noun
  • /ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.

Other meanings

  1. An act or instance of foraging.

  2. The demand for fodder, etc., by an army from the local population.

Synonyms

  • pasture
  • grass

Word history

From Old French "fourage".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “forage” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.