Fiber is also known as roughage. It is the indigestible part of plant foods that pushes through our digestive system, absorbing water along the way and easing bowel movements. The word fiber (North American) can also be spelled fibre (British).
1. the hock of an animal, esp. of a horse. 2. Also called gamâ²brel stick`. a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal. hockshin, gambrel - The underside of the thigh is the hockshin or gambrel.
Definition of stick. 1  1 : a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: such asa : a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or slender branchb : a cut or broken branch or piece of wood gathered for fuel or construction material.