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forage

[fawr-ij, for-]

noun

  1. food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.

  2. the seeking or obtaining of such food.

  3. the act of searching for provisions of any kind.

  4. a raid.



verb (used without object)

foraged, foraging 
  1. to wander or go in search of provisions.

  2. to search about; seek; rummage; hunt.

    He went foraging in the attic for old mementos.

  3. to make a raid.

verb (used with object)

foraged, foraging 
  1. to collect forage from; strip of supplies; plunder.

    to forage the countryside.

  2. to supply with forage.

  3. to obtain by foraging.

forage

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw

  2. the act of searching for food or provisions

  3. military a raid or incursion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to search (the countryside or a town) for food, provisions, etc

  2. (intr) military to carry out a raid

  3. (tr) to obtain by searching about

  4. (tr) to give food or other provisions to

  5. (tr) to feed (cattle or horses) with such food

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • forager noun
  • unforaged adjective
  • ˈڴǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of forage1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French fourrage, derivative of fuerre fodder (from Germanic )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of forage1

C14: from Old French fourrage , probably of Germanic origin; see food , fodder
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Synonym Study

See feed.
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"Even after you were discharged from hospital you did not tell a single person that there may have been foraged mushroom used in the meal," Dr Rogers said.

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Pointing to earlier evidence from a fungi expert who said the mushrooms in the images were "highly consistent" with death caps, Dr Rogers alleged Ms Patterson had knowingly foraged them days before.

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Asked if that container may have had other types of mushrooms in it, Ms Patterson, choking up, said: "Now I think there's a possibility that there were foraged ones as well."

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"I mainly picked field mushrooms," she told the court, explaining she sometimes foraged with her two children.

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Sheriff officials suspect Slaton survived by foraging from the land and using the cabin for shelter.

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