fodder
Noun · VerbUS[fod-er]/ˈfɑdɚ/2 syllables
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Noun (2)
- soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fireSynonyms: cannon fodderfresh fishType of soldier
- coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal cropType of feed, provenderKinds hay, eatage, broad bean, alfalfa, stover
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fod′der (fŏd′dẽr), noun
Origin: See 1st Fother.
A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19½ to 24 cwt.; a fother. obsolete
Fod′der (fŏd′dẽr), noun
Origin: AS. fōdder, fōddor, fodder (also sheath case), fr. fōda food; akin to D. voeder, OHG. fuotar, G. futter, Icel. fōðr, Sw. & Dan. foder. √75. See Food and cf. Forage, Fur.
That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
Fod′der (fŏd′dẽr), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Foddered (fŏd′dẽrd); present participle & verbal noun Foddering.]
To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54