provender
/provender/
Definition
- Noun:
- Food for domestic animals; fodder: "Provender" primarily refers to dry food, such as hay or grain, that is fed to livestock like cattle, horses, or sheep.
- A supply or stock of food; provisions: In a more general or sometimes humorous sense, "provender" can refer to a store of food for people.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The farmer stored enough provender in the barn to feed the horses through the winter.
- After the long journey, the travelers were grateful for the simple provender of bread and cheese.
Advanced Usage
- "To be on short provender": to have a limited supply of food.
- The besieged city was on short provender, and rationing began.
Variants and Related Words
- Fodder (n): food, especially dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock.
- Corn is often used as fodder for pigs.
Synonyms
- Forage: food for horses and cattle, often obtained by searching or grazing.
- Feed: an everyday term for food given to animals.
- Victuals (often humorous or archaic): supplies of food for human consumption.
Noun
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a stock or supply of foods
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food for domestic livestock
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