silage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of silage
Example Sentences
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"They've just last week had to feed the second silage cut to the cows because there's no food for the cattle."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
But it needs to be spread at least two months before the silage is cut, so any delay will have a knock-on effect.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Eighty acres of corn silage keep the herd fed through winter.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
With no livestock to feed, the acreage now used to grow silage and hay could be replaced with food crops.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2023
It’s coming from beside the silage rolls, down a little nook that opens up next to them back to the wall.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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