English-Thai Dictionary
forage
N การ ออก หาอาหาร kan-ook-ha-ar-han
forage
N อาหารสัตว์ feed fodder provender ar-han-sad
forage
VI ค้นหา search explore rummage kon-ha
forage
VI ออก หาอาหาร (โดยเฉพาะ สัตว์ ook-ha-ar-han
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FORAGE
n.[L. voro.] 1. Food of any kind for horses and cattle, as grass; pasture, hay, corn and oats.
2. The act of providing forage.
Col. Mawhood completed his forage unmolested.
If the forage is to be made at a distance from the camp -
3. Search for provisions; the act of feeding abroad.
FORAGE
v.i. 1. To collect food for horses and cattle, by wandering about and feeding or stripping the country.
2. To wander far; to rove. Obs.
3. To ravage; to feed on spoil.
FORAGE
v.t.To strip of provisions for horses, etc.
FORAGER
n.One that goes in search of food for horses or cattle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FORAGE
For "age (; 48 ), n. Etym: [OF. fourage, F. fourrage, fr. forre,fuerre, fodder, straw, F. feurre, fr. LL. foderum, fodrum, of German or Scand, origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, G. futter. See Fodder food, and cf. Foray. ]
1. The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc. He [the lion ] from forage will incline to play. Shak. One way a band select from forage drives A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. Milton. Mawhood completed his forage unmolested. Marshall.
2. Food of any kind for animals, especially for horses and cattle, as grass, pasture, hay, corn, oats. Dryden. Forage cap. See under Cap. -- Forage master (Mil. ), a person charged with providing forage and the means of transporting it. Farrow.
FORAGE
For "age, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Foraged; p. pr. & vb. n. Foraging. ]
Defn: 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. His most mighty father on a hill Stood smiling to behold his lion's whelp Forage in blood of French nobility. Shak. Foraging ant (Zoöl.), one of several species of ants of the genus Eciton, very abundant in tropical America, remarkable for marching in vast armies in search of food. -- Foraging cap, a forage cap. -- Foraging party, a party sent out after forage.
FORAGE
FORAGE For "age, v. t.
Defn: To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds. Pope.
FORAGER
FORAGER For "a *ger, n.
Defn: One who forages.
New American Oxford Dictionary
forage
for age |ˈfôrij, ˈfär -ˈfɔrɪʤ ˈfɑrɪʤ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a person or animal ) search widely for food or provisions: gulls are equipped by nature to forage for food. • [ with obj. ] obtain (food or provisions ): a girl foraging grass for oxen. • [ with obj. ] obtain food or provisions from (a place ): a man foraging a dumpster finds some celery. • [ with obj. ] archaic supply (an animal or person ) with food. ▶noun 1 bulky food such as grass or hay for horses and cattle; fodder. 2 [ in sing. ] a wide search over an area in order to obtain something, esp. food or provisions: the nightly forage produces things that can be sold. DERIVATIVES for ag er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fourrage (noun ), fourrager (verb ), from fuerre ‘straw, ’ of Germanic origin and related to fodder .
forage cap
for age cap ▶noun a soft cap, usually having a stiff brim, forming part of a soldier's uniform.
forage fish
for age fish ▶noun a species of fish of interest to humans chiefly as the prey of more valuable game fish.
forage harvester
for age har ves ter ▶noun a large agricultural machine for harvesting forage crops.
Oxford Dictionary
forage
forage |ˈfɒrɪdʒ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a person or animal ) search widely for food or provisions: the birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds. • [ with obj. ] obtain (food or provisions ) by searching: a girl foraging grass for oxen. • [ with obj. ] search (a place ) so as to obtain food. • [ with obj. ] archaic supply with food. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] food such as grass or hay for horses and cattle; fodder. 2 [ in sing. ] a wide search over an area in order to obtain something, especially food or provisions. DERIVATIVES forager noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fourrage (noun ), fourrager (verb ), from fuerre ‘straw ’, of Germanic origin and related to fodder .
forage cap
for ¦age cap ▶noun a cloth undress cap, usually with a peak, worn as part of a soldier's uniform.
forage fish
for ¦age fish ▶noun a species of fish which is the prey of more valuable game fish.
forage harvester
for ¦age har |vest ¦er ▶noun a large agricultural machine for harvesting forage crops.
American Oxford Thesaurus
forage
forage verb Colonel Kendricks sent out a small party to forage for provisions: hunt, search, look, rummage around, ferret, root about /around, nose around /about, scavenge. ▶noun 1 forage for the horses: fodder, feed, food, provender. 2 a nightly forage for food: hunt, search, look, quest, rummage, scavenge.
Oxford Thesaurus
forage
forage verb villagers were forced to forage for food: hunt, hunt around, search, look about /around /round, cast about /around /round, rummage (about /around /round ), ferret (about /around ), root about /around, scratch about /around, nose around /about /round, scour, look high and low; seek, look, explore; informal scrounge around; Brit. informal rootle around. ▶noun 1 there was little forage for the horses: fodder, feed, food, foodstuff, herbage, pasturage; silage, hay, straw; formal comestibles, provender. 2 a nightly forage for food: scavenge, hunt, search, look, exploration, quest, scout, probe.
French Dictionary
forage
forage n. m. nom masculin Action de forer, de percer un trou. : Le forage d ’un puits. Cette entreprise pétrolière fait du forage en mer.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
forage
for age /fɔ́ːrɪdʒ |fɔ́r -/動詞 自動詞 1 【食物などを 】(せっせと )探し回る «for » .2 (机 引き出しの中を )捜す ; ひっかき回す .名詞 U 1 食糧さがし, 飼料集め .2 (牛馬の )飼料, かいば .f ó raging p à rty (食糧 )調達部隊 .f ó r ag er 名詞
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