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ENSILAGING
Verb
ensilaging
present participle of ensilage
Anagrams
• angelising
Source: Wiktionary
ENSILAGE
En"si*lage, n. Etym: [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + silo. See Silo.]
1. The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept covered from the air; as the ensilage of fodder.
2. The fodder preserved in a silo.
En"si*lage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensilaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensilaging.]
Definition: To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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