Get to know Roughage better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like foodstuff.
Roughage in a sentence
Roughage meaning
- Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.
- Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
- Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract; dietary fibre.
Synonyms of Roughage
Using Roughage
- The main meaning on this page is: Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds. | Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder. | Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract; dietary fibre.
- Useful related words include: foodstuff, food product.
Context around Roughage
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Roughage
- In this selection, "roughage" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, good, eatery, feed and source stand out and add context to how "roughage" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a good roughage source for and eat at roughage as much. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "roughage" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with roughage
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A photo of Roughage Eatery's new ghost kitchen. (9 words)
They love for people to eat at Roughage, as much as people like to eat there. (16 words)
Roughage feed is becoming the most important component to ensuring safe, abundant and affordable animal proteins. (16 words)
It is valued as a good roughage source for ruminants such as cattle. citation Laundry starch Manioc is also used in a number of commercially available laundry products, especially as starch for shirts and other garments. (36 words)
Depending on the price of grain, nutrients to maintain and grow cattle may be cheaper to purchase through concentrate feeds rather than roughage. (23 words)
While those that feed on concentrates feed and digest in short intervals, the roughage feeders take longer intervals. (18 words)
Example sentences (6)
A photo of Roughage Eatery's new ghost kitchen.
They love for people to eat at Roughage, as much as people like to eat there.
Depending on the price of grain, nutrients to maintain and grow cattle may be cheaper to purchase through concentrate feeds rather than roughage.
Roughage feed is becoming the most important component to ensuring safe, abundant and affordable animal proteins.
It is valued as a good roughage source for ruminants such as cattle. citation Laundry starch Manioc is also used in a number of commercially available laundry products, especially as starch for shirts and other garments.
While those that feed on concentrates feed and digest in short intervals, the roughage feeders take longer intervals.