عَلُوفَةٌ

A sheep or goat and other animal, and sheep or goats and other animals, fed with fodder, or provender: (Mgh, Msb:) or, as also ↓ عَلِيفَةٌ, a sheep or goat (شَاة), and a she-camel, fed with fodder, or provender, and not sent forth to pasture; (S, O, K, TA;) in order that it may become fat, (TA,) by means of the fodder collected: (Az, TA:) the plural of each is عَلَايءِفُ, according to Lh: or the plural of the former is عُلُفٌ and عَلَايءِفُ: (TA:) according to Lth, they said عَلُوفَةُ الدَّوَابِّ, as though the former word were a plural; and it is more properly to be regarded as a plural (O.) [See also عَلِيفٌ.]

Also The food of the beast: plural عُلُفٌ (K, TA) [and according to the CK and my MS. copy of the K عُلْفٌ also; but see what is said above, voce عِلْفٌ, respecting this latter]. [See also عَلَفٌ.] And see عَلَفَةٌ.