foddering
- present participle of fodder.
Example Sentences
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A man leading a horse to water, or foddering his cattle from a stack in a snow-covered field, or following his plough, is always pleasing.
From The Last Harvest by Burroughs, John
He knew nothing about foddering a vessel’s bottom, much less how to fodder it with the carcase of one of his fellow-creatures.
From Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend by Marryat, Frederick
At this time, although no snow may have fallen, it is best to give the sheep a light, daily foddering of bright hay, and a few oats in the bundle.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
The hay is pitched into this holder in fair weather, enough for a day’s foddering at a time, and is taken from it by the fork and placed in the racks.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
The foddering them from the stack in the field in winter also fell to the lot of the older members of the family.
From My Boyhood by Burroughs, John
