forage

for•age

[[t]ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr-[/t]] n. v. -aged, -ag•ing

1) agr. food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender

2) the seeking or obtaining of such food

3) the act of searching for provisions of any kind

4) to wander or go in search of provisions

5) to search about; seek; rummage; hunt:

foraging in the pantry for a bread knife[/ex]

6) to collect forage from; strip of supplies

7) to supply with forage

8) to obtain by foraging:

to forage berries for a pie[/ex]

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Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < OF fourrage, der. of fuerre fodder for′ag•er, n. syn: See feed