v. & n.
v. 1 intr. & tr. read desultorily. 2 intr. (often foll. by on) feed (on leaves, twigs, or scanty vegetation). 3 tr. crop and eat.
n. 1 twigs, young shoots, etc., as fodder for cattle. 2 an act of browsing. browser n.
[ (n.) f. earlier brouse f. OF brost young shoot, prob. f. Gmc; (v.) f. F broster ]