for|age

for|age
for|age «FR ihj, FOR-», noun, verb, -aged, -ag|ing.
–n.
1. hay, grain, or other food for horses, cattle, or other domestic animals; fodder: »

Forage for the cattle is in the hayloft.

SYNONYM(S): provender.
2. a hunting or searching for food or provisions.
–v.i.
1. to hunt or search for food: »

Rabbits forage in our garden.

2. to search about; hunt; rummage: »

The boys foraged for old metal.

3. to make a raid.
–v.t.
1. to supply with food; feed.
2. to get by hunting or searching about; root out.
3. to get or take food from.
4. to plunder; ravage: »

The soldiers foraged nearby villages.

[< Old French fourage < fuerre fodder < unrecorded Frankish fōdr food]
for´ag|er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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