ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Fodder', Synonyms of 'Fodder' & More on 'Fodder'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

fodder
    n 1: soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of
         artillery fire [syn: cannon fodder, fodder, fresh
         fish]
    2: coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire
       plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
    v 1: give fodder (to domesticated animals)

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), n. [See 1st Fother.]
   A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly
   sold, in England, varying from 191/2 to 24 cwt.; a fother.
   [Obs.]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), n. [AS. f[=o]dder, f[=o]ddor,
   fodder (also sheath case), fr. f[=o]da food; akin to D.
   voeder, OHG. fuotar, G. futter, Icel. f[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan.
   foder. [root]75. See Food and cf. Forage, Fur.]
   That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay,
   cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foddered
   (f[o^]d"d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Foddering.]
   To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to
   furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

5. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Fodder
   Heb. belil, (Job 6:5), meaning properly a mixture or medley
   (Lat. farrago), "made up of various kinds of grain, as wheat,
   barley, vetches, and the like, all mixed together, and then sown
   or given to cattle" (Job 24:6, A.V. "corn," R.V. "provender;"
   Isa. 30:24, provender").

Thesaurus Results for Fodder:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

barley, bed, bed down, bird seed, board, bran, bread, break, bridle, brush, cat food, chicken feed, chop, corn, curry, currycomb, dine, dog food, drench, eatage, ensilage, feed, forage, gentle, grain, grass, gratify, graze, groom, handle, harness, hay, hitch, litter, manage, mash, meal, meat, mess, milk, oats, pasturage, pasture, pet food, provender, provision, regale, rub down, saddle, satisfy, scratch, scratch feed, silage, slops, straw, sustain, swill, tame, tend, train, water, wheat, wine and dine, yoke

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