Definitions for: Fodder


[n] coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
[v] give fodder (to domesticated animals)



Webster (1913) Definition: Fod"der, 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.]


Fod"der, n. [AS. f?dder, f?ddor, fodder (also sheath
case), fr. f?da food; akin to D. voeder, OHG. fuotar, G.
futter, Icel. f?r, Sw. & Dan. foder. [root]75. See Food Land
cf. Forage, Fur.]
That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay,
cornstalks, vegetables, etc.


Fod"der, v.t. [imp. & p. p. Foddered (-d?rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Foddering.]
To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.;to
furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.

See Also: alfalfa, broad bean, feed, feed, give, hay, horse bean, provender, stover

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