provender

American  

[prov-uhn-der] / ˈprɒv ən dər /

noun

1. dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.

2. food; provisions.

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provender British  

/ ˈprɒvɪndə /

noun

1. any dry feed or fodder for domestic livestock

2. food in general

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Related Words

See feed.

Etymology

Origin of provender

1275–1325; Middle English provendre, from Old French, variant of provende “prebend, provender,” from Medieval Latin prōbenda, alteration of praebenda prebend, perhaps by association with Latin prōvidēre “to look out for, provide ”

Example Sentences

Some of us went to have a peek at the egg, which it had left open, and its stack of provender.

From Nature

Besides their livestock and the wild provender found in the hills, the Dongria still farm as many as twenty-five or thirty crops.

From The New Yorker

‘And you need not turn up your nose at the provender, Master Gimli,’ said Merry.

From Literature

Bringing up young hobbits took a lot of provender.

From Literature

While Mr. Steelman’s food doesn’t have the dramatic flair of Mr. Burke’s, it remains creative and often surprising, somewhat global, and focused on American provender.

From New York Times