I.v. dep. n. and a. [pabulum].
I. Neutr.
A. 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.—
B. To seek fodder, seek for food; hence, in gen., to seek a subsistence; of fishermen: “ad mare huc prodimus pabulatum,” Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 6.—
2. 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.—*
II. Act., to nourish, manure: “fimo pabulandae sunt oleae,” Col. 5, 9, 13.
