noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Edible growth of grass for horses and cattle, especially that of lattermath. countable, dated, uncountable
2. 2
   bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle wordnet
3. 3
   The right to let one's animals eat in a certain place; pasturage. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   food colloquial, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

barleybranchicken feedchopcornensilage

Etymology

From a corruption (as if < eat + -age) of edige, eddish. More at eddish.

Related phrases

after-eatage

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