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fodder

[ fod-er ]
/ ˈfɒd ər /
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noun
coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants, including leaves, stalks, and grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum.
people considered as readily available and of little value: cannon fodder.
raw material: fodder for a comedian's routine.
verb (used with object)
to feed with or as if with fodder.
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Origin of fodder

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fodder, fƍdor; cognate with German Futter; akin to food

synonym study for fodder

1. See feed.
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British Dictionary definitions for fodder

fodder
/ (ˈfɒdə) /

noun
bulk feed for livestock, esp hay, straw, etc
raw experience or materialfodder for the imagination
verb
(tr) to supply (livestock) with fodder

Word Origin for fodder

Old English fƍdor; related to Old Norse fƍthr, Old High German fuotar; see food, forage
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