Definitions for fodder
ˈfɒd ərfod·der

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. cannon fodder, fodder, fresh fishnoun

   soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire

2. fodderverb

   coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop

3. fodderverb

   give fodder (to domesticated animals)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 5 votes

1. foddernoun

   Food for animals.

2. foddernoun

   A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19 1/2 to 24 cwt (993 to 1222 kg).; a fodder.

3. foddernoun

   Tracing paper.

4. fodderverb

   To feed animals (with fodder).

5. Etymology: fōdor, from fōdran (compare voer 'pasture, fodder', Futter 'feed', foder), from *fōda 'food', from pat- 'to feed'. More at food.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FODDERnoun

   Dry food stored up for cattle against Winter.

   Etymology: foðre, foðer, Saxon.

   Their cattle, starving for want of fodder, corrupted the air. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   Being not to be raised without wintering, they will help to force men into improvement of land by a necessity of fodder. William Temple.

   Of grass and fodder thou defraud’st the dams,
   And of their mothers dugs the starving lambs. John Dryden, Virgil.

2. To Fodderverb

   To feed with dry food.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Natural earth is taken the first half spit from just under the turf of the best pasture ground, in a place that has been well foddered on. John Evelyn, Kalendar.

   From Winter keep,
   Well fodder’d in the stalls, thy tender sheep. John Dryden, Virgil.

   A farm of fifty pound hath commonly three barns, with as many cowyards to fodder cattle in. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   Straw will do well enough to fodder with. John Mortimer, Husb.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fodder

   Fodder (), also called provender (), is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, rabbits, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. "Fodder" refers particularly to food given to the animals (including plants cut and carried to them), rather than that which they forage for themselves (called forage). Fodder includes hay, straw, silage, compressed and pelleted feeds, oils and mixed rations, and sprouted grains and legumes (such as bean sprouts, fresh malt, or spent malt). Most animal feed is from plants, but some manufacturers add ingredients to processed feeds that are of animal origin. The worldwide animal feed trade produced 873 million tons of feed (compound feed equivalent) in 2011, fast approaching 1 billion tonnes according to the International Feed Industry Federation, with an annual growth rate of about 2%. The use of agricultural land to grow feed rather than human food can be controversial (see food vs. feed); some types of feed, such as corn (maize), can also serve as human food; those that cannot, such as grassland grass, may be grown on land that can be used for crops consumed by humans. In many cases the production of grass for cattle fodder is a valuable intercrop between crops for human consumption, because it builds the organic matter in the soil. When evaluating if this soil organic matter increase mitigates climate change, both permanency of the added organic matter as well as emissions produced during use of the fodder product have to be taken into account. Some agricultural byproducts fed to animals may be considered unsavory by humans.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fodder

   Fodder refers to food or feed, typically composed of hay, straw, or grain, given to livestock as sustenance. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something or someone that is used, exploited, or sacrificed for a particular purpose or advantage.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Foddernoun

   a weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19/ to 24 cwt.; a fother

2. Foddernoun

   that which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc

3. Fodder

   to feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.;to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc

4. Etymology: [See 1st Fother.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Fodder

   Fodder or animal feed is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. Most animal feed is from plants, but some is of animal origin. "Fodder" refers particularly to food given to the animals, rather than that which they forage for themselves. It includes hay, straw, silage, compressed and pelleted feeds, oils and mixed rations, and sprouted grains and legumes. The worldwide animal feed industry consumed 635 million tons of feed in 2006, with an annual growth rate of about 2%. The use of agricultural land to grow feed rather than human food can be controversial; some types of feed, such as corn, can also serve as human food; those that cannot, such as grassland grass, may be grown on land that can be used for crops consumed by humans. Some agricultural byproducts fed to animals may be considered unsavory by human consumers.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Fodder

   fod′ėr, n. food for cattle, as hay and straw.—v.t. to supply with fodder.—ns. Fodd′erer; Fodd′ering. [A.S. fódor; Ger. futter.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fodder

   See Forage.

Matched Categories

1. • Feed
   • Soldier

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1. forded

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fodder in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fodder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of fodder in a Sentence

1. Alessandro Chiarenza:

   Now we know that they probably had more bird-like metabolisms and adaptations, allowing them to survive harsher environments, and for herbivorous dinosaurs to survive on a lower supply of fodder.

2. John King:

   They actually offer Democrats fodder to mock the Trump legal strategy, kavanaugh wrote it was a' weak' legal argument to assert, as team Trump does, that a president can not be subpoenaed to testify.

3. Amanda Kelly:

   People feel really passionate, you know, fortunately President Trump provides a lot of fodder for that.

4. Amber Heards:

   I make this decision having lost faith in the American legal system, where my unprotected testimony served as entertainment and social media fodder.

5. Jonathan Mitchell:

   Worst of all, it [speculation of notable figures] provides fodder for the special educators, special education attorneys, ABA therapists etc. to legitimize their profits and to encourage the false hope and tears for toasted snow that so many parents of these children have.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fodder
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fodder
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fodder
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fodder
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fodder
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fodder
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fodder
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html