ENSILE

ensile

(verb) store in a silo; “ensile fodder for the cows”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

ensile (third-person singular simple present ensiles, present participle ensiling, simple past and past participle ensiled)

(transitive) To preserve (forage) in a silo.

Anagrams

• Inslee, enisle, lienes, senile, silene

Source: Wiktionary


En*sile", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensiling.] [F. ensiler: cf. Sp. ensilar. See Silo.]

Definition: To store (green fodder) in a silo; to prepare as silage. -- En"si*list (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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