ensilage
Americannoun
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the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
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fodder preserved.
verb (used with object)
noun
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the process of ensiling green fodder
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a less common name for silage
Etymology
Origin of ensilage
From French, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at ensile, -age
Vocabulary lists containing ensilage
Example Sentences
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On my visit I found a herd of Guernsey cattle, dairy and horse barns, poultry houses, a silo filled with corn ensilage, farm horses, hogs and over 600 laying hens.
From Time Magazine Archive
Down the line, correspondents deployed for a frontal assault on Garst and guests, who were wading through a trench of ripe ensilage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Corn stalks are extensively used for ensilage and feed for animals.
From Time Magazine Archive
Apart from cases from geological formation, faulty feeding, and other causes, the grand preventive of calculus is a long, summer's pasturage of succulent grasses, or in winter a diet of ensilage or other succulent feed.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
A shunt motor should be used in all situations where a fairly uniform speed under load is required, such as separating, in milking machines, running a lathe, an ensilage cutter, vacuum cleaners, grinders, etc.
From Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine by Anderson, Frederick Irving
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