Forage

Forage
Forage For"age, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foraging}.] To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil. [1913 Webster]

His most mighty father on a hill Stood smiling to behold his lion's whelp Forage in blood of French nobility. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{Foraging ant} (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of ants of the genus {Eciton}, very abundant in tropical America, remarkable for marching in vast armies in search of food.

{Foraging cap}, a forage cap.

{Foraging party}, a party sent out after forage. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • forage — [ fɔraʒ ] n. m. • 1335; de forer ♦ Action de forer. Utilisation d une perceuse pour le forage des pièces métalliques. Forage d un puits. ⇒ fonçage. Forage pétrolier. ⇒ turboforage. Tour de forage. ⇒ derrick. Plateforme de forage. ⇒ offshore.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Forage — For age (?; 48), n. [OF. fourage, F. fourrage, fr. forre, fuerre, fodder, straw, F. feurre, fr. LL. foderum, fodrum, of German or Scand, origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, G. futter. See {Fodder} food, and cf. {Foray}.] 1. The act of foraging; search for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Forage — is plant material (mainly plant leaves and stems) eaten by grazing livestock. [cite book|author=Fageria, N.K.|year=1997|title=Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops|publisher=Marcel Dekker|location=NY,NY|pages=p.595] Historically the term… …   Wikipedia

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  • Forage — For age, v. t. To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • forage — [fôr′ij, fär′ij] n. [ME < OFr fourage < forre, fuerre, fodder < Frank * fodr, food, akin to OE fodor, FODDER] 1. food for domestic animals; fodder 2. a search for food or provisions vi. foraged, foraging [Fr fourrager < the n.] 1 …   English World dictionary

  • forage — index despoil, harry (plunder), hunt, loot, prey, spoil (pillage) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Wi …   Law dictionary

  • forage — n fodder, provender, *food, feed, provisions, comestibles, victuals, viands …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • forage — [v] search madly for beat, cast about, comb, explore, fine tooth comb*, grub, hunt, pilfer, plunder, raid, rake, ransack, ravage, rummage, scour, scrounge, seek; concept 216 …   New thesaurus

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