Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any rough or coarse material.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Rough or coarse material; something for rough use, as straw for bedding animals.
  • noun In stock-feeding, the coarser portion of a ration, as hay, corn silage, etc., containing relatively little nutritive matter, as opposed to the concentrated part or grain feed.

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  • noun dietary fibre

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis

Etymologies

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rough +‎ -age

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Examples

  • Their twisted mountaintop tale of love and eating proper roughage is sure to peak your interest.

    One of These Words Is Not Like The Other 2010

  • I noted in an update that "ballast" also means roughage -- a particularly apt definition for my initial, ironical use because roughage is a great ingredient for bullshit.

    Is That Legal?: "Blow All Ballast Tanks . . . Dive, Dive" 2007

  • I noted in an update that "ballast" also means roughage -- a particularly apt definition for my initial, ironical use because roughage is a great ingredient for bullshit.

    Is That Legal?: May 2007 Archives 2007

  • Fiber: Parts of plant foods that are indigestible or very slowly digested, with little effect on blood glucose and insulin levels; sometimes called roughage.

    THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010

  • Fiber: Parts of plant foods that are indigestible or very slowly digested, with little effect on blood glucose and insulin levels; sometimes called roughage.

    THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010

  • Insoluble fiber technically called cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, also known as roughage, does not dissolve in water or break down in your digestive system.

    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

  • Insoluble fiber technically called cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, also known as roughage, does not dissolve in water or break down in your digestive system.

    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

  • Fiber, or what some call roughage, is essential for healthy bowel function.

    Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy M.D. Walter C. Willett 2005

  • Fiber, or what some call roughage, is essential for healthy bowel function.

    Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy M.D. Walter C. Willett 2005

  • Fiber, also known as roughage, comes in two types: soluble fiber, which dissolves in water and may form a gel that carries food through the digestive tract; and insoluble fiber, which doesn't dissolve in water and rapidly passes through the digestive system largely intact.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

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