fodder
4
5.3
- noun
- /ˈfɑːdər/
:
forraje
- When he entered a town, he would stay only to buy fodder for the animals and provisions for himself.
- fodder for livestock
- fodder crops
- green fodder
Examples
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The plants themselves are also multipurpose sources of fodder, biomass, paper, fiber, and wrapping materials.
Blog text (1) -
Unprotected fields of lupins may provide fodder and some beauty.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the evening, chaffed fodder was offered at the stall.
Academic text (2015) -
We'll starve here without the sheep and fodder the king sent.
Fiction book (1993) -
For those with cattle and donkeys, therefore, barriers planted with fodder grass were useful.
Academic text (1997) -
Except for the scarcity periods, fodder availability is better in the irrigated areas.
Academic text (2015) -
At all three farms, animals were regularly grazed on seasonally available fodder.
Academic text (2015) -
Such "common property resources" provide animal fodder, organic manures, fuel supplies, edible fruits and nuts, and traditional medicines.
Academic text (1995) -
Berseem and lucerne were major fodder crops for grazing during winter and spring seasons (November to April).
Academic text (2014) -
The farmer ensured that there was enough fodder to feed the livestock through the winter months.
Synonyms
230
1.0
A common farm plant whose grain is ground to make flour
203
1.0
An edible seed from plants like wheat or rice used as food
133
4.6
Grain ground into small pieces used for cooking or eating
111
1.0
Grass that has been cut and dried as food for animals
89
1.0
Food for farm animals like cows and chickens
15
5.0
A plant grown for hay and food for farm animals
8
4.3
A small grain from a grass plant used as food for people and animals
5
2.9
The grain of a grass used to make flour, bread, and alcoholic drinks
5
7.1
A tall grass grown in warm regions for grain, animal feed, and syrup
4
4.4
Bulky food like grass or hay fed to horses and cattle
2
7.9
Food made from green plants like grass or corn that is stored and fermented to feed farm animals
1
3.3
Seeds of crops like corn or barley that farmers grow to feed animals
1
9.9
Food for farm animals like horses and cows
1
9.9
Dried stalks and leaves left after harvesting corn to feed animals
1
4.2
A farm crop grown for animal feed and grain products, not eaten fresh
1
4.5
A coarse food for farm animals like cattle made from parts left after making corn products
Food for farm animals like cows or pigs
Plant food like grass or hay that animals eat
Fresh green plants cut to feed farm animals without drying
The ground leftover from seeds after oil is removed, used mainly as animal feed or plant food
A coarse grass that grows each year, often seen as a weed and used for hay or grazing
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Etymology
Fodder comes from an old English word fōdor meaning 'food' or 'nourishment', and it is like the English words food and feed. So fodder means the rough plants or straw you give to farm animals.