[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fiber \fi"ber\, fibre \fi"bre\,, n. f. fibre, l. fibra.
   1. one of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the
      tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as,
      the fiber of flax or of muscle.
      1913 webster

   2. any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a
      fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender
      rootlets of a plant. wordnet sense 1
      1913 webster

   3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a
      person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew;
      strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. wordnet
      sense 2

   syn: character, fibre.
        1913 webster + wordnet 1.5

              yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. --chapman.
        1913 webster

   4. a general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax,
      hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.
      1913 webster

   5. nutrition that portion of food composed of carbohydrates
      which are completely or partly indigestible, such as
      cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a
      soluble form. it provides bulk to the solid waste and
      stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. it is found
      especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. there is
      some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in
      fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce
      cholesterol levels in the blood. it is also called
      dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.
      pjc

   6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
      or cloth. wordnet sense 3

   syn: fibre, vulcanized fiber.
        wordnet 1.5

   fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw,
      etc., into fiber. the material is shut up in the gun with
      steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is
      afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle
      fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
      

   fiber plants bot., plants capable of yielding fiber
      useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc.
see also:
dietary fiber roughage bulk fiber gun fiber plants 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

roughage
     n : coarse food high in fiber but low in nutrients; its bulk
         stimulates peristalsis

Roughage >> R Words
Roughage, definition of term: Roughage
roughage_pag1.html

The Importance of Roughage
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http://lambinators.homestead.com/roughage.html, score=100, date indexed=January 22, 2006, 6:45 pm

By-product Roughage Feedstuffs for Dairy Cattle
...... a roughage extender in rations rather than as a major roughage source ... Cottonseed hulls are used extensively as a roughage source in Florida ... ..
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/DS069, score=94, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 11:45 am

ADM Alliance Nutrition
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http://www.admani.com/alliancebeef/RoughageBuster2.htm, score=82, date indexed=January 18, 2006, 2:58 pm

Alternative roughage feeds
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http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/589, score=74, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 11:09 pm

ADM Alliance Nutrition
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http://www.admani.com/alliancebeef/RoughageBusterPlus.htm, score=70, date indexed=January 10, 2006, 6:32 pm

Dietary Roughage
...Fiber supplements help create roughage, and roughage then aids in ... "Eat your roughage! ... Well, Grandmother was right! Roughage, or ... ..
http://www.dietspots.com/51/dietary-roughage.html, score=68, date indexed=December 10, 2005, 10:37 pm

Feeding wheat to horses in a drought
...Roughage. Feeding a wheat/roughage ration. Examples of daily rations ... is obtaining good quality roughage. Although horses need roughage for ... ..
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/handfeedinghorses/a656.htm, score=64, date indexed=November 19, 2005, 4:37 pm

Roughage processor saves time and money
...XIT uses a mixture of grass hay and sorghum or other roughage as it's ... The separate tracks allow two types of roughage to be combined in ... ..
http://www.beef-mag.com/mag/beef_making_dollars_sense/index.html, score=62, date indexed=January 24, 2006, 1:51 pm

Roughage Cartoons
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http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/r/roughage.asp, score=58, date indexed=January 3, 2006, 11:41 pm

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