noun
Specifically feed for horses or cows; often dried grass or hay.
馬にまぐさをやる。
I give hay to the horse.
冬に備えてまぐさを蓄える。
We store up fodder for the winter.
Rare single-character form; may not be widely recognized.
Kana spelling is common when the kanji are not needed.
Compound of 馬 (uma, 'horse') and 草 (kusa, 'grass'), with the reading まぐさ likely from a contraction of うまくさ. The single-character form 秣 is a kokuji or specialized kanji for horse feed.