feed on forage

  • 1Feed and Forage Act — The Feed and Forage Act is legislation passed by the United States Congress that allows the Military Departments to incur obligations in excess of available appropriations for clothing, subsistence, fuel, quarters, transportation and medical… …

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  • 2feed — feedable, adj. /feed/, v., fed, feeding, n. v.t. 1. to give food to; supply with nourishment: to feed a child. 2. to yield or serve as food for: This land has fed 10 generations. 3. to provide as food. 4. to furnish for consumption. 5. to… …

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  • 3feed — [[t]fid[/t]] v. fed, feed•ing, n. 1) to give food to; supply with nourishment 2) to yield or serve as food for: This land has fed ten generations[/ex] 3) to provide as food: to feed breadcrumbs to pigeons[/ex] 4) to furnish for consumption 5) to… …

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  • 4forage — I. n. 1. Food (for horses and cattle), fodder, provender. 2. Foraging, foraging expedition. II. v. n. 1. Wander in search of forage, take forage. 2. Ravage, feed on forage, subsist by foraging. III. v. a …

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  • 5forage — lesalas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Augalinių ir gyvūninių pašarų, mineralinių medžiagų ir kitų biologiškai aktyvių medžiagų mišinys paukščiams lesinti. atitikmenys: angl. feed; fooder; forage vok. Futter, n;… …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 6feed — lesalas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Augalinių ir gyvūninių pašarų, mineralinių medžiagų ir kitų biologiškai aktyvių medžiagų mišinys paukščiams lesinti. atitikmenys: angl. feed; fooder; forage vok. Futter, n;… …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 7Forage — For age, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foraging}.] To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil. [1913 Webster] His… …

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  • 8feed — vb Feed, nourish, pasture, graze are comparable when they mean to provide the food that one needs or desires. Feed is the comprehensive term applicable not only to persons and animals but also to plants and, by extension, to whatever consumes… …

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  • 9forage — [fôr′ij, fär′ij] n. [ME < OFr fourage < forre, fuerre, fodder < Frank * fodr, food, akin to OE fodor, FODDER] 1. food for domestic animals; fodder 2. a search for food or provisions vi. foraged, foraging [Fr fourrager < the n.] 1 …

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  • 10feed — [n] food animal food, barley, corn, fodder, forage, grain, grass, grub, hay, meal, pasturage, provender, provisions, silage, straw, vittles; concepts 457,460,461 feed [v] give nourishment; augment banquet, bolster, cater, cram, deliver, dine,… …

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