grazed
Pronunciation:
/ɡɹeɪzd/verb
Definitions
To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
Example: 1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition).
To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
Example: Cattle graze in the meadows.
To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
To eat periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes.