Synonyms:
foraging, forage
Meaning: the act of searching for food and provisions
Synonyms:
eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass
Meaning: bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
forage
Meaning: wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
Synonyms:
scrounge, forage
Meaning: collect or look around for (food)
Usage examples
The stable will stand between the wall of the hut and a wall built of forage bales, six bales high and two bales thick.
To add to the wall insulation the south and east sides of the hut are piled high with compressed forage bales, whilst the north side is being prepared as a winter stable for the ponies.
The blue cloth frock of semi-military cut--the forage cap--the belt sustaining a bowie-knife, with a brace of revolving pistols--all have been mentioned before as enveloping and equipping the person of Captain Cassius Calhoun.