roughage
2 synonyms for roughage, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (archaic) Rubbish or waste; later, the parts of a crop that farmers throw away, such as husks and stalks, or unwanted weeds.
Etymology
Formed from rough (“not smooth; crude, unrefined”) and -age, a suffix forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection.
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