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roughage

[ ruhf-ij ]
/ ˈrʌf ɪdʒ /
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noun

rough or coarse material.
any coarse, rough food for livestock.
fiber(def 9).

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Origin of roughage

First recorded in 1880–85; rough + -age

Words nearby roughage

rough-legged hawk, rough-sawn, rough-spoken, rough-voiced, rough-winged swallow, roughage, roughback, roughcast, roughen, rougher, roughhouse
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Words related to roughage

fiber

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British Dictionary definitions for roughage

roughage
/ (ˈrʌfɪdʒ) /

noun

the coarse indigestible constituents of food or fodder, which provide bulk to the diet and promote normal bowel functionSee also dietary fibre
any rough or coarse material
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for roughage

roughage
[ rŭf′ĭj ]

n.

fiber
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