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. forage cap an infantry undress cap. forager n.
[ ME f. OF fourrage, fourrager, rel. to FODDER ]