Word Study
ensile
CIDE DICTIONARY
ensile, v. t. [F. ensiler: cf. Sp. ensilar. See Silo.].
To store (green fodder) in a silo; to prepare as silage. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ensile, v.tr.
1 put (fodder) into a silo.
2 preserve (fodder) in a silo.
1 put (fodder) into a silo.
2 preserve (fodder) in a silo.
Etymology
F ensiler f. Sp. ensilar (as EN-(1), SILO)
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