n. [ OF. fourage, F. fourrage, fr. forre, fuerre, fodder, straw, F. feurre, fr. LL. foderum, fodrum, of German or Scand, origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, G. futter. See Fodder food, and cf. Foray. ]
He [ the lion ] from forage will incline to play. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
One way a band select from forage drives
A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mawhood completed his forage unmolested. Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]
Forage cap.
Forage master (Mil.),
v. i.
His most mighty father on a hill
Stood smiling to behold his lion's whelp
Forage in blood of French nobility. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Foraging ant (Zool.),
Foraging cap,
Foraging party,
v. t. To strip of provisions; to supply with forage;
n. One who forages. [ 1913 Webster ]