roughage

Example Sentences

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The effects of fibre were first discovered in the 1970s, when it was believed that fibre was just "hard roughage stuff" that helped our bodies get rid of waste, explains Whelan.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Awards season always brings a parade of Very Important Cinema to theaters, most of which have the appeal of roughage.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

In pseudo-ruminants, roughage is digested in the cecum.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Although this heap of roughage looks as if it should be taken for medicinal purposes only, the greens have lost their ferocious raw quality after being thoroughly kneaded with a Caesar-like dressing.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Corn on the cob and plenty of water is kept before the geese all the time and if they are running in a cornfield they eat the leaves off the corn stalks for roughage.

From Ducks and Geese by Lamon, Harry M.