Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To store (fodder) in a silo for preservation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To preserve in or as if in a silo; prepare as ensilage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To store (green fodder) in a silo; to prepare as silage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
preserve (forage) in asilo .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb store in a silo
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If you do not have a lot of material to ensile, you can use any container that can be packed airtight.
Chapter 7 1995
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Honeylocust leaves are an excellent source of fodder, contain 20 percent crude protein, low lignin and ensile well.
Chapter 34 1990
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During prolonged dry weather, crops cut at the usual stage will be ready to ensile within a few minutes after mowing.
Chapter 2 1976
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He should ensile it in a way that will produce a good palatable silage with the least loss of feed nutrients and the least wear and tear on the silo.
Chapter 2 1976
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While spring seems a long way off, one must realize that once the freezing temperatures are gone, spoilage could be a risk, especially for those wet feeds and silages if they did not ensile properly.
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While spring seems a long way off, one must realize that once the freezing temperatures are gone, spoilage could be a risk, especially for those wet feeds and silages if they did not ensile properly.
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This is important for first-time silage makers, particularly those who decided to ensile corn.
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And it is not only easier to harvest and ensile, but cheaper to produce, he says.
FWi - All News 2009
hernesheir commented on the word ensile
"It costs more to ensile; but if the tops are to be fed over a long period of time, ensiling saves more of the feed and its nutritive value."
Producing Sugar Beets: Extension Circular 1-61-2
J C. Swinbank Don K. Wiles et al; Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1956.
January 23, 2010