pābŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. n. and a. [pabulum].
I Neutr.
A To eat fodder , to feed , graze (syn. pascor): capella placide et lente pabulatur, Col. 7, 6, 9; 8, 15, 6: pabulantia jumenta, Front. p. 2203 P.—
B To seek fodder , seek for food; hence, in gen., to seek a subsistence; of fishermen: ad mare huc prodimus pabulatum, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 6.—
2 In partic., in milit. lang., to forage : angustius pabulantur, Caes. B. C. 1, 29; 1, 40; Liv. 6, 30: cum Caesar pabulandi causā tres legiones misisset, Caes. B. G. 5, 17: pabulantes nostros profligant, Tac. A. 12, 38 fin. —*
II Act. , to nourish , manure : fimo pabulandae sunt oleae, Col. 5, 9, 13.