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The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.
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Definitions
- n. The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the food of cattle and other animals; green food.
- n. To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees, shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some other animals.
- n. To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
- v. i. To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.
- v. i. To pasture; to feed; to nibble.
- n. vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
- n. reading superficially or at random
- n. the act of feeding by continual nibbling
- v. shop around; not necessarily buying
- v. feed as in a meadow or pasture
- v. look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
- v. eat lightly, try different dishes