roughage
1roughage — 1883, rough grass or weeds, from ROUGH (Cf. rough) + AGE (Cf. age). Meaning coarse, bulky food first recorded 1927 …
2roughage — ► NOUN ▪ fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs which aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut …
3roughage — ☆ roughage [ruf′ij ] n. rough material; coarse substance; specif., coarse food or fodder, as bran, straw, vegetable peel, etc., containing a relatively high proportion of cellulose and other indigestible constituents and serving in the diet as a… …
4roughage — Fiber Fi ber, Fibre Fi bre,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.] 1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle. [1913 Webster] 2. Any fine, slender thread,… …
5roughage — [[t]rʌ̱fɪʤ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Roughage consists of the tough parts of vegetables and grains that help you to digest your food and help your bowels to work properly. Syn: fibre …
6roughage — noun (U) a substance contained in some foods that helps your bowels to work; dietary fibre: Wholemeal bread is a valuable source of roughage …
7roughage — noun Date: circa 1900 fiber 1d; also food containing much indigestible material acting as fiber …
8roughage — in aquaculture, a feed containing a high percentage of indigestible constituents such as cellulose …
9roughage — /ruf ij/, n. 1. rough or coarse material. 2. any coarse, rough food for livestock. 3. fiber (def. 9). [1880 85; ROUGH + AGE] * * * …
10roughage — noun dietary fibre …
