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| —n | |
| 1. | See also dietary fibre the coarse indigestible constituents of food or fodder, which provide bulk to the diet and promote normal bowel function |
| 2. | any rough or coarse material |
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Roughage
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
roughage
1883, "rough grass or weeds," from rough. Meaning "coarse, bulky food" first recorded 1927.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
roughage rough·age (rŭf'ĭj)
n.
See fiber.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Example sentences
Unfortunately, my gastroenterologist has informed me there is a need for roughage.
Distillers grains replaced corn, roughage, and cottonseed meal in the diets.
Finishing feedlots for cattle tend to use high-quality hay for roughage and nutrient value, supplemented with concentrate feeds.
It is of such uncomplicated roughage that movie second features are made.
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