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* V. dep. n. and a. [pabulum].
* Neutr.
* To eat fodder, to feed, graze (syn. pascor): capella placide et lente pabulatur,Col. 7, 6, 9; 8, 15, 6: pabulantia jumenta,Front. p. 2203 P.
* Act., to nourish, manure: fimo pabulandae sunt oleae,Col. 5, 9, 13.
* In partic., in milit. lang., to forage: angustius pabulantur,Caes. B. C. 1, 29; 1, 40; Liv. 6, 30: cum Caesar pabulandi causā tres legiones misisset,Caes. B. G. 5, 17: pabulantes nostros profligant,Tac. A. 12, 38 fin.—*

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