n. & v.
--n.
1. food for horses and cattle.
2 the act or an instance of searching for food.
--v.
1. intr. go searching; rummage (esp. for food).
2 tr. collect food from; ravage.
3 tr. a get by foraging. b supply with food.
Phrases and idioms:
forage cap an infantry undress cap.
Derivatives:
forager n.
Etymology: ME f. OF fourrage, fourrager, rel. to FODDER