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- Present participle of forage
- The act of searching for food
- the act of searching for food and provisions
- [n] A system of food collection based on hunting, fishing, and the gathering of wild plant foods
- Another name for hunting and gathering
- Food collecting
- Various behaviors employed in search of food Vultures soar and watch other vultures; finches often crowd into feeders; sparrows hop and scratch the dirt; hawks soar and kestrels hover in search of ground-dwelling prey
- {i} searching for food; rummaging for provisions; search
- Behaviour associated with obtaining or consuming food
- forage
- An act or instance of foraging. ”
My dears,’ he discourses to them — how he licks his gums, long toothless, as he speaks of his forages into the well-stored cellars:.
- forage
- To rampage through, gathering and destroying as one goes
And your great-uncle's, Edward the Black Prince, / Who on the French ground play'd a tragedy, / Making defeat on the full power of France, / Whiles his most mighty father on a hill / Stood smiling to behold his lion's whelp / Forage in blood of French nobility.
- forage
- Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses
The hermit was apparently somewhat moved to compassion by the anxiety as well as address which the stranger displayed in tending his horse; for, muttering something about provender left for the keeper's palfrey, he dragged out of a recess a bundle of forage, which he spread before the knight's charger.
- forage
- To rummage
Using the blankets for a basket, we sent up the books, instruments, and clothes to swell our growing midden on the deck; and then Nares, going on hands and knees, began to forage underneath the bed.
- forage
- {v} to go in search of provisions, to strip
- forage
- {n} provision, food, a search for provisions
- forage
- Of or pertaining to forage or foraging
- forage
- wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods
- forage
- (1) n Edible parts of plants, other than separated grain, that can provide feed for grazing animals or that can be harvested for feeding, including browse, herbage, and mast Usage: Generally, the term refers to more-digestible material (e g , what is called pasturage, hay, silage, dehy, and green chop) in contrast to less-digestible plant material, known as roughage (2) v To search for or to consume forage (of animals); compare browse; graze
- forage
- (n) Edible parts of plants, other than separated grain, that can provide feed for grazing animals, or that can be harvested for feeding Includes browse, herbage, and mast (v3) To search for, or to consume forage (see also (v) Browse (v) Graze)
- forage
- The act of browsing or grazing to obtain food In some ponds, the growth of some herbivorous / omnivorous fish is encouraged These fish are then used as "forage fish" for the higher value, carnivorous species in the pond where they can eat them at will, rather than being fed trash fish or pellets
- forage
- While usually implying animals feeding on their own, it is often used to describe the armies of ancient times They could not carry all the supplies with them for a campaign, so they 'foraged off the land', i e , took it from the local farmers
- forage
- Gather, collect, hunt, or scavenge foods
- forage
- To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses
- forage
- Grasses, small shrubs and other plant material that can be used as feed for livestock
- forage
- the act of searching for food and provisions
- forage
- When animals forage, they search for food. We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside The cat forages for food. Vegetable food, including corn and hay, of wild or domestic animals. Harvested, processed, and stored forage is called silage. Forage should be harvested in early maturity to avoid a decrease in protein and fibre content as crops mature
- forage
- wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
- forage
- vegetation consumed by wild or domestic grazing animals
- forage
- * - All browse and herbaceous foods that are available to grazing animals
- forage
- All non-woody plants (grass, grass-like plants, and forbs) and portions of woody plants (browse) available to domestic livestock and wildlife for food or harvested for feeding Only a portion of a plant is available for forage if the plant is to remain healthy
- forage
- Grasses, small shrubs and herbs than can be used as feed for livestock or wildlife
- forage
- {i} fodder, food for animals; act of searching for food or provisions; raid
- forage
- collect or look around for (food)
- forage
- Vegetation of all forms available and of a type used for animal consumption
- forage
- The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc
- forage
- Grazed or harvested herbaceous plants that are utilized by cattle
- forage
- grasses, herbs and small shrubs that can be used as feed for livestock or wildlife
- forage
- To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds
- forage
- forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil
- forage
- vegetative material in a fresh, dried, or ensiled state (pasture, hay, or silage), which is fed to livestock
- forage
- Vegetation used for food by wildlife, particularly big game wildlife and domestic livestock
- forage
- animal food for browsing or grazing
- forage
- Vegetation such as leaves, stems, buds and some types of bark, that can be eaten for food and energy
- forage
- If someone forages for something, they search for it in a busy way. They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel
- forage
- Crops consumed by livestock
- forage
- All browse and non-woody plants that are eaten by wildlife and livestock
- forage
- {f} search, look for; rummage for food; raid; supply with fodder
- forage
- Organisms that serve as food Small fish are forage for larger fish and for fish-eating (piscivorous) birds
- forage
- All browse and non-woody plants that are eaten by wildife and livestock
- forage
- Food of any kind for animals, especially for horses and cattle, as grass, pasture, hay, corn, oats
- forage
- 1 Any plant material, except commercial feed stuffs, consumed by livestock The most common forage crops are grasses and legumes 2 The act of finding food
- forage
- grass, shrubs, and plants eaten by grazing livestock
- forage
- To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp
- forage
- (v) To search for food; (n) the plant material actually consumed by a grazing animal (Lincoln, Boxshall & Clark 1982)