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- Dictionaryprovender/ˈprɒv(ɪ)ndə/
noun
- 1. animal fodder: "to raise the prices of provender for cattle, importation has been severely curtailed"
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The meaning of PROVENDER is dry food for domestic animals : feed. How to use provender in a sentence. Did you know?
Provender is a supply of food meant to sustain people, like a hearty stew that is lunch for military troops who need to keep their energy up. Provender can also describe a food supply for animals such as cows or horses. No matter who or what the provender feeds, the point is, it provides nutrition.
Provender definition: dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.. See examples of PROVENDER used in a sentence.
noun. 1. dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder. 2. food; provisions. SYNONYMS 1. See feed. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
1. (Agriculture) any dry feed or fodder for domestic livestock. 2. (Cookery) food in general. [C14: from Old French provendre, from Late Latin praebenda grant, from Latin praebēre to proffer; influenced also by Latin prōvidēre to look after]
Provender definition: Dry food, such as hay, used as feed for livestock.
Jul 17, 2024 · provender (usually uncountable, plural provenders) ( dated) Food, especially for livestock . Synonyms: fodder; see also Thesaurus: food.
A complete guide to the word "PROVENDER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
provender /ˈprɒvɪndə/ n. any dry feed or fodder for domestic livestock. food in general. Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French provendre, from Late Latin praebenda grant, from Latin praebēre to proffer; influenced also by Latin prōvidēre to look after. 'provender' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
OED's earliest evidence for provender is from around 1400, in the writing of William Langland, poet. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500). provender is formed within English, by conversion.
