forages Definition

forage
noun forages

1. agric.
A crop grown for consumption by livestock, eg grass, kale, swede, which may be either grazed directly or harvested and stored for later use.
Form: forage crop (also)
2. The activity of searching around for food or provisions.

verb foraged, foraging

intr
1. To search around, especially for food.

Thesaurus: search, seek, scavenge, scour, rummage, hunt, scrounge.
2. To gather food or provisions from (an area), especially forcibly; to plunder (an area).
3. To rummage about for what one wants.

Derivative: forager
noun

Etymology: 14c: from French fourrage; compare fodder.