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nounfodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage. Origin of silage1880–85; shortening of ensilage, influenced by silo Words nearby silageSikkim, Sikkimese, Sikorski, Sikorsky, sikra, silage, silane, Silas, Silas Marner, Silastic, Silbury Hill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for silageInstead, he has already cut much of it for silage to feed his cattle through the winter. Midwest Drought Forces South Dakota Farmers and Ranchers to Abandon Crops and Thin Herds|Barbie Latza Nadeau|August 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Roots, silage, and other succulent feeds are useful in this connection. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture Silage, however, should be fed sparingly, and not at all unless it is in the very best condition. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture Where silage is wanted, the stubble-land can be seeded directly to wheat with good results. Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement|Alva Agee
The only floor carrier in use in dairy stables is a truck for silage. Farm Mechanics|Herbert A. Shearer The cases of poisoning occur when animals are grazed upon the plant, but not from the harvested crop or from silage. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
British Dictionary definitions for silage
nounany crop harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation in a siloAlso called: ensilage Word Origin for silageC19: alteration (influenced by silo) of ensilage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to silagefodder, forage, hay, grain, meal, corn, barley, food, ensilage, grub, provisions, provender, straw, grass, pasturage, vittles |