foraging

[ fawr-i-jing, for- ]
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noun
  1. the acquisition of food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter.

adjective
  1. characterized by or dependent upon the acquisition of food by such means; food-gathering: a foraging people.

Origin of foraging

1
First recorded in 1480–90; forage + -ing1 for the noun, forage + -ing2 for the adjective

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