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fodder
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fodder
Noun
  • Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
  • A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg. historical
  • Tracing paper. slang, drafting, design
  • Something which serves as inspiration or encouragement, especially for satire or humour. figuratively
  • The text to be operated on (anagrammed, etc.) within a clue. cryptic crosswords
Verb
  • To feed animals (with fodder). dialect