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silage

[sahy-lij] / ˈsaɪ lɪdʒ /


NOUN
straw
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Richard Hodgson, who farms at Howick in Northumberland, says soil from the mole hills can also get picked up and incorporated into the bales of hay or silage, which "ruins the quality".

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

Eighty acres of corn silage keep the herd fed through winter.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2024

Mr Curtis said he should be saving this silage for the winter, but he has no choice.

From BBC May 29, 2024

With no livestock to feed, the acreage now used to grow silage and hay could be replaced with food crops.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2023

I hear thumps and clumps and an oof from Matthew and I look up and he’s buried in silage rolls, his arm out to one side, the machete dropped.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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