provender
dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.
food; provisions.
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How to use provender in a sentence
And thy oxen, and the ass colts that till the ground, shall eat mingled provender as it was winnowed in the floor.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousLawrence went into camp near a farmhouse, where he noticed there was plenty of provender for the horses.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnConfined to the provender even their shepherds would have them contented withal, many would die.
There and Back | George MacDonaldJoe was ordered to give the horses water, and place a large quantity of provender within their reach.
Wild Western Scenes | John Beauchamp JonesAll the year round they roam across the plains, and in winter seek their provender beneath the snow.
The Desert World | Arthur Mangin
British Dictionary definitions for provender
/ (ˈprɒvɪndə) /
any dry feed or fodder for domestic livestock
food in general
Origin of provender
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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