Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person who has charge of the forage and forage-trains of an army or a military post, receiving and issuing the forage, and having the care of it during transportation. In some cases he is empowered to collect or purchase the forage.
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Examples
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If the oxen at Mr. Hunter's are not in working order, put them in the care of your forage-master till they are.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr Davis, Matthew L 1836
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If the oxen at Mr. Hunter's are not in working order, put them in the care of your forage-master till they are.
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If the oxen at Mr. Hunter's are not in working order, put them in the care of your forage-master till they are.
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I admire your pluck, and I should be glad to have you come here and live until you get tired of it; and in order to make it lawful for you to stay here, I will give you a position as forage-master. "
George at the Fort Life Among the Soldiers Harry Castlemon 1878
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