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That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

One who fodders cattle.

(Agric.) To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

A boundary; a limit. [Obs.] Creech. Fold yard, an inclosure for sheep or cattle.

Having sore or tender feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle.

Food of any kind for animals, especially for horses and cattle, as grass, pasture, hay, corn, oats. Dryden. Forage cap. See under Cap. -- Forage master (Mil.), a person charged with providing forage and the means of transporting it. Farrow.

A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with. [Prov. Eng. Local, U.S.] Halliwell. Bartlett. Upon the gad, upon the spur of the moment; hastily. [Obs.] "All this done upon the gad!" Shak.

ative inhabitants of the pampas, of Spanish-American descent. They live mostly by rearing cattle.

An East Indian species of wild cattle (Bibos gauris), of large size and an untamable disposition. [Spelt also gour.]

A Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle (Bibos frontalis).

The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.

off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team; used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to haw, or hoi. [Written also jee.]

A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.

Feeding or subsisting on grass, and the like food; -- said of horses, cattle, and other animals.

) having the woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle, causing intense annoyance. -- Grapple shot (Life-saving Service), a projectile, to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or to hold in the ground; -- called also anchor shot.

Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.

To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for. A field or two to graze his cows. Swift.

One who pastures cattle, and rears them for market. The inhabitants be rather . . . graziers than plowmen. Stow.

f the enemy." Addison. For the gross of the people, they are considered as a mere herd of cattle. Burke.

ting of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.