pābŭlor — Lewis & Short
pābŭlor, ātus, 1,
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.