Word of the day:  Forage
Channel: Ben Gooderham
Date: 2024-03-11

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Today's word of the day is 'forage'.  Forage can be both a noun and a verb.

As a noun, forage is food grown for horses and farm animals.  As a regular verb, forage means to go from place to place searching for things you can eat or use.

The noun first appeared in English in the early 14th century and comes from French and German.  The verb appeared a century later and came from French.

Some example sentences are:

‘The horses were eager for their daily forage in the meadow.’

‘The cold and hungry soldiers had to forage for supplies in the abandoned village.’

‘You can often see squirrels foraging for nuts and seeds to store for the winter.’

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Sources:  

https://www.etymonline.com/   - Online Etymology Dictionary

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ - Collins Online Dictionary

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/ - Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/  - Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries