fourrage — meaning in English

English meaning

• fodder noun Food, such as hay or grain, given to livestock like cattle and horses.
• forage verb To search for food, especially in the wild.

Senses

fourrage is used for these senses in English:

• fodder Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
• forage Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.

fodder — full definition

1. noun Food, such as hay or grain, given to livestock like cattle and horses.
2. noun Raw material that feeds or fuels something, especially gossip, satire, or discussion.
3. noun People treated as expendable or of little individual value, especially in the phrase "cannon fodder."

forage — full definition

1. verb To search for food, especially in the wild.
2. noun Food gathered for livestock, such as hay or grazed grass.

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