Food for horses and cattle belonging to an army. Also, the act of a military force in collecting or searching for such forage, or for subsistence or stores for the men; or, with ill-disciplined troops, for valuables in general. Land-piracy.
·noun The act of foraging; search for provisions, ·etc. II. Forage ·vt To strip of provisions; to s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A party detached to cover foragers, those wooding, watering, &c. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A regulated allowance in money and forage to officers in the field. ...