What Is Forage? Definition And Usage Of This Term

WHAT IS FORAGE – In this topic, we are going to know and learn the definition of this term and how is this term used in sentences.

Definition

The Oxford Dictionary defines the term as the following:

(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions.
obtain (food or provisions).
obtain food or provisions from (a place).
supply (an animal or person) with food.
bulky food such as grass or hay for horses and cattle; fodder.
a wide search over an area in order to obtain something, especially food or provisions.

Meanwhile, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this term as the following:

Synonyms

Here are some of the following synonyms:

Etymology

It is a Middle English term, which is from Old French fourrage or fourrager , which is from fuerre or ‘straw’

Examples

Here are some examples of the usage of this term:

Hay and forage are the most important crops, and Vermont grasses for grazing have been favourably known since the close of the 18th century.
The cultivation of green forage is extensive and is divided into the categories of temporary and perennial.
Brushwood and rough pasturage of some sort is found almost everywhere, except in the neighbourhood of the larger settlements, where forage and firewood have to be brought in from long distances.
Barley and oats are grown for forage, but for this purpose alfalfa has become the staple, and without it the mountain packtrains could not be maintained.