forage

[ fawr-ij, for- ]
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noun
  1. food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.

  2. the seeking or obtaining of such food.

  1. the act of searching for provisions of any kind.

  2. a raid.

verb (used without object),for·aged, for·ag·ing.
  1. to wander or go in search of provisions.

  2. to search about; seek; rummage; hunt: He went foraging in the attic for old mementos.

  1. to make a raid.

verb (used with object),for·aged, for·ag·ing.
  1. to collect forage from; strip of supplies; plunder: to forage the countryside.

  2. to supply with forage.

  1. to obtain by foraging.

Origin of forage

1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French fourrage, derivative of fuerre fodder (from Germanic )

synonym study For forage

1. See feed.

Other words from forage

  • for·ag·er, noun
  • un·for·aged, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for forage

forage

/ (ˈfɒrɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw

  2. the act of searching for food or provisions

  1. military a raid or incursion

verb
  1. to search (the countryside or a town) for food, provisions, etc

  2. (intr) military to carry out a raid

  1. (tr) to obtain by searching about

  2. (tr) to give food or other provisions to

  3. (tr) to feed (cattle or horses) with such food

Origin of forage

1
C14: from Old French fourrage, probably of Germanic origin; see food, fodder

Derived forms of forage

  • forager, noun

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