spec. Food for cattle, horses, or other animals. Now usually: hay, straw, or other dried food used to feed animals, esp. in the winter. Also (U.S. reg…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > animal food > [noun] > fodder (141) fodderOE spec. Food for cattle, horses, or other animals. Now usually: hay, straw, or other dried food used to feed animals, esp. in the winter. Also (U.S. reg… foragec1315 Food for horses and cattle; fodder, provender; in early use esp. dry winter food, as opposed to grass. Now chiefly provender for horses in an army. provender1340 Food, provisions; (in early use esp.) dry food, as hay, oats, etc., for horses or cattle; fodder, forage. Formerly also †in plural. provend?a1400 Food, provisions; esp. (in early use always) dry food for horses, as hay, etc.; = provender, n.1 2. Occasionally as a count noun: an item or… foddering1430 A quantity or allowance of fodder for cattle or other animals. In early use also more generally: food, sustenance. Obsolete. feed1594 Food (for cattle); fodder, provender. farrage1609 Fodder for cattle. Also attributive, as farrage rye. roughness1813 regional. Chiefly U.S. (southern and south Midland). Fodder, hay, corn husks, etc., used to feed cattle or horses (as contrasted with grain). Cf… trough-meat1844 Subcategories:— winter or summer fodder (6) — pasture (7) — substance browsed on (5) — cut green fodder (5) — silage (6) — hay or straw (20) — chopped or milled fodder or mash (4) — plants used as fodder (19) — cake (8) — concentrated food (1) — additives (2) — poor fodder (1) — fodder for cows or oxen (3) — fodder for horses (12) — fodder for sheep (8) — pig fodder (25) |
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