provender
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈprɒvəndər/
- Archaic
:
forraje
- Nevertheless, he suggests that 'the bookkeepers were effectively local managers', looking after the books, supervising the arrival and departure of wagons (and coaches), managing provender delivery (probably a separate role in London), and dealing with customers.
Examples
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After the Civil War, much agricultural land was put into red-clover pasture as the main provender for milk cows that rapidly turned Vermont into a commercial dairy region.
Academic text (1991) -
Truly, a peck of provender.
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In this light, it may be of interest to look at soy food consumption among a population for whom such provender has been a traditional part of the diet.
Academic text (2001) -
Truly, a peck of provender: I could munch your good dry oats.
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Out here, nothing but stumpy cactus, tumbleweeds, and a few old dry bones, provender unfit for the dead.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Acorns are easier to come by than human provender." "Such a happy, fat squirrel had best not be seen in camp," he teased, "lest he exit the stage in a stewpot-bound blaze of glory."
Fiction book (1992) -
Farmers often buy provender to ensure their livestock have enough food during the winter.
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The shepherd made sure he had plenty of provender for the sheep before heading up into the mountains.
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In rural areas, it's common to see large stores selling provender for various types of animals.
Synonyms
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1.0
Food for farm animals like cows and chickens
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4.4
Bulky food like grass or hay fed to horses and cattle
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7.9
Food made from green plants like grass or corn that is stored and fermented to feed farm animals
Food for farm animals like cows or pigs
Plant food like grass or hay that animals eat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Provender is related to provision, coming from old words that mean 'to provide' or 'to supply'. So provender is the 'provision' you give to animals — the food or feed they need.