provendern.¹

Brit.

/ˈprɒv(ᵻ)ndə/, U.S.

/ˈprɑvəndər/

Forms: Middle English preuendre, Middle English prouandir, Middle English prouandre, Middle English prouendur, Middle English provandere, Middle English provendre, Middle English provendyr, Middle English provynder, Middle English provyndure, Middle English 1600s prouendere, Middle English 1600s provendar, Middle English–1500s prouendour, Middle English–1500s prouendre, Middle English–1600s prouender, Middle English– provender, late Middle English provendore (in a late copy), 1500s prawnder, 1500s prouendor, 1500s prouvendre, 1500s provendour, 1500s provounder, 1500s–1600s prouander, 1500s–1600s prouendar, 1500s–1600s provander, 1600s provendere, 1600s provendor, 1600s provinder.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French provendre.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman provendre, provandre, prevendre (end of the12th cent.), variant of provende provend n. (see note). With sense 2 compare also Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French provendier, Middle French provandier a measure of grain (c1200 in Anglo-Norman).Anglo-Norman occasionally develops variants with excrescent -r- following the dental in words ending in -ende , -ande . With the Middle English form preuendre compare Anglo-Norman prevendre and discussion at pro- prefix¹. Compare prebender n.¹

†1. = prebend n. 1. Obsolete (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > benefice > kinds of benefice > [noun] > prebendary

provendc1300

provenderc1300

prebendera1425

provendrya1425

prebenda1475

prebendal stall1716

society > faith > worship > benefice > kinds of benefice > [noun] > prebendary > one who holds

provenderc1300

provendrerc1390

prebendary1422

prebend1447

prebendar1504

corrodiarya1631

Preb.1640

stall-holder1849

corrodier1865

prebender1983

c1300 St. Edmund Rich (Harl.) 386 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 505 (MED) Imaked he was at Salesbury canoun seculer; Prouendre he hadde of þe hous & was tresourer.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1882) VIII. 95 Þe monkes were disperbled, and what þey hadde was i-ordeyned to provendres to clerkes [L. in præbendas clericorum redactis].

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. iv. 32 And porchace ȝow prouenders [v.r. prouendres] wile ȝoure pans lasteþ.

c1450 (?c1425) St. Mary of Oignies ii. vi, in Anglia (1885) 8 167 (MED) Anoþere..whan hee hadde a prouendour menely sufficient to hym..receyued anoþer prouendere þat was gretter of dignite and rentys.

a1500 (?c1378) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 419 Cathedral chirchis þat han prouendris approprid to hem.

1527 Statutes Prohemium Iohannis Rastell (new ed.) f. clxxxviii The same lawe shall be of chyrches prouenders or other benefyce whiche be not of the aduoure of holy churche.

1703 S. Degge Parson's Counsellor (ed. 6) ii. v. 277 He had lately reserved all the Dignities in England, and the Provenders in Cathedral Churches.

2. Food, provisions; (in early use esp.) dry food, as hay, oats, etc., for horses or cattle; fodder, forage. Formerly also †in plural. N.E.D. (1908) remarks: ‘In reference to human beings, now humorous.’

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animal food > [noun] > fodder

fodderOE

foragec1315

provender1340

provend?a1400

foddering1430

feed1594

farrage1609

roughness1813

trough-meat1844

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 35 (MED) Ac þer is anoþer lenere corteys þat leneþ wyþ-oute chapfare makiinde..prouendres to ham oþer to hare children.

a1350 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 28 (MED) Nou beþ capel-claweres wiþ shome to-shrude..hue pykeþ of here prouendre al huere prude.

a1400 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Egerton) (1927) 61 Þe ship was..y-chargid with good vitaile, With prouendur, corn, and haye.

c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) 565 (MED) And nad þe gutte groned þere þay gurde were, Thay had bee sike of swete mete..For piking of prouendre passing þassise.

a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) xxxvii. 216 The Camel..kneeled downe to haue eaten hys prouender.

1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 91^v And in unwilling mouth my meate, and yrksome prawnder grewe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. ii. 11 They must be dyeted like Mules, And haue their Prouender ty'd to their mouthes.

a1655 N. L'Estrange in W. J. Thoms Anecd. & Trad. (1839) 20 ‘Alas, poor Asse,’ sayes he, ‘he is faine to live upon my provander.’

a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 2 Meat, Drink, Bed, Fire, Provender; with these it must be every ones care to furnish himself.

1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures ii. 14 I was forced to content myself with Provender for my Mare.

1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy I. xiii. 242 The coxswain had examined the provender in the ship.

1863 J. G. Holland Lett. to Joneses iii. 53 He..salutes any flag under which he can win plaudits and provender.

1907 Westm. Gaz. 3 Jan. 12/1 The vacant canonry of St. Albans—at present a stall without provender.

1940 C. Stead Man who loved Children ii. 36 As to clothing, food, provender, and household necessities—they were as usual down to their last stitch, ounce, grain, and bar of soap.

1996 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 July (Weekend Suppl.) 6/6 The provender in this pleasant, airy place..is clean, fresh and utterly wholesome.

†3. cant. A person from whom money is stolen, or the stolen money itself. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Provender, he from whom any Money is taken on the Highway.

1725 New Canting Dict. Provender, Money taken from any one on the Highway.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† provendern.²

Forms: Middle English perronendere (transmission error), Middle English prouandre, Middle English prouender, Middle English prouendere, Middle English prouendour, Middle English (1500s in print of lost Middle English MS) prouendre.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French provender, provendre, provendier.

Etymology: Originally < Anglo-Norman provender receiver of sustenance (second half of the 12th cent.; compare Old French regional (Normandy) provender (end of the 11th cent.)), provendre, provandre prebendary (14th cent.; compare Middle French provendier receiver of sustenance, prebendary (end of the 11th cent. in Old French)) < provende provend n. + -er , -ier -ier suffix, after post-classical Latin praebendarius prebendary n. Compare post-classical Latin provendarius (12th cent. in a British source). Compare Old Frisian prōvener , Middle Dutch provender , provendare , provenaer (compare Dutch provendier ), Middle Low German prȫvener , prōvener , prȫvender , Middle High German pfruontari (Middle High German phrüender , German Pfründer ). Compare slightly earlier provendrer n.

Obsolete.

A prebendary.

ΚΠ

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 81 (MED) Þat are was prouendere [Fr. provender], now is religiouse.

a1475 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Harl. 875) (1960) A. Prol. 80 (MED) Personis & prouenders [c1400 Trin. Cambr. parissh prestis] han playned to her bisschoppus.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxxxvii^v Nowe is losel for his songes, personer and prouendre alone, with whiche manye thrifty shulde encrese.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

† provendern.³

Forms: 1500s prouender, 1600s prouander.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: provend n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < provend n. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier provender n.¹ and later provend v.With the form prouander compare earlier provand n.

Obsolete.

A purveyor, a person who provides supplies. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplier of food or caterer

purveyor1340

victualler1377

caterc1400

purveyoressc1400

achatourc1405

acaterc1415

providerc1485

provenderc1530

meatsman1567

caterer1592

proveditor1592

viander1598

foregoer1601

meat-man1614

prog man1618

provedore1631

provisioner1633

meater1643

opsonator1656

sutler1710

c1530 A. Barclay Egloges iii. sig. Niij For yf thou lyue in court, y^e must rewarde this rable... Butlers & butchers, prouenders & bakers.

1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. F3^v Hee that feeds them with money is calld the Prouander.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† provenderadj.

Origin: Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: provender n.¹, provender v.

Etymology: Perhaps < either provender n.¹ or provender v., or perhaps simply a typographical error for provendered.Compare Milton's earlier use of over-provendered adj. at over- prefix 2b(b)(iv): 1641 J. Milton Of Prelatical Episc. 21 Reducing into Order their usurping, and over provender'd Episcopants.

Obsolete. rare.

Perhaps: that has been provendered; fed, stoked.

ΚΠ

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 12 Even then most unquencht, when the importunity of a provender burning is well anough appeas'd.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

provenderv.

Brit.

/ˈprɒv(ᵻ)ndə/, U.S.

/ˈprɑvəndər/

Forms: Middle English probandyr, Middle English–1500s prouendre, 1600s– provender.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: provender n.¹

Etymology: < provender n.¹ Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French provender provend v. With sense 2 compare slightly earlier provend v.

†1. transitive. To provide with a prebend or benefice. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > benefice > advowson > provide with advowson [verb (transitive)] > present to or provide with benefice

beneficec1383

provenderc1400

provide1426

present1595

collate1702

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. iii. 149 She blesseth þise bisshopes..Prouendreth persones, and prestes meynteneth.

2. transitive. To provide (horses, etc.) with provender; to feed, fodder. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feeding animals > [verb (transitive)]

baitc1400

servea1475

foddera1500

refetea1500

maintain1576

provend1581

provender1584

put1620

meal1630

stall-feed1763

feed1818

board1875

1584 Copie of Let. conc. Erle of Leycester 168 The white Paulfrey when he..is wel prouendred, is proud and fearce.

1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1746) III. xxv. 172 Let me make an End of provendering my Beast, and I will tell you Things.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 207 That the Horse be well provender'd, and drink but little over Night.

1868 Times 28 Aug. 2/2 (advt.) Cattle provendered for long voyages.

1876 J. B. L. Warren Soldier of Fortune i. i. 45 Though they might have provendered the shark And supp'd the dog-fish..Who now fears drowning?

1905 W. H. Hunt Pre-Raphaelitism I. 438 He had our horses stabled and provendered.

1950 W. La Barre Human Animal in Language 32 (1956) 465 When hunger arises in the newborn baby (no longer perpetually provendered by the placenta)..the baby awakens.

1999 Observer (Nexis) 17 Jan. (Escape section) 10 The prisoners held out for four years, provendered by sympathetic French ships.

†3. intransitive. To partake of provender; to feed on. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (intransitive)]

eatc825

to break breadeOE

baitc1386

feeda1387

to take one's repast?1490

to take repast1517

repast1520

peck?1536

diet1566

meat1573

victual1577

graze1579

manger1609

to craw it1708

grub1725

scoff1798

browse1818

provender1819

muckamuck1853

to put on the nosebag1874

refect1882

restaurate1882

nosh1892

tucker1903

to muck in1919

scarf1960

snack1972

1819 J. Keats Let. 9 June (1931) II. 376 Infidel Rooks do not provender with Elisha's Ravens.

1891 C. Graves Field of Tares iv. vi. 241 Leaving the iron horse provendering on coal and water..we follow the footsteps of the man with the black valise.

Derivatives

† provendering n. Obsolete the providing of provender.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feeding animals > [noun]

foddering1391

meatingc1425

provenderinga1450

a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 67 (MED) Hit nediþ to haue siker..goyng to þe pasture of his bestis; Also þat his whete and oþer cornes brynginge, waterynge, wodinge, & prouendringe [v.r. probandyring; L. pabulatio], þat al þis be siker fro harmynge of enemyes.

a1628 J. Preston New Covenant (1630) 183 The provendering of his horse is a dispatching of his Iourney.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹c1300

n.²?a1400

n.³c1530

adj.1643

v.c1400

单词	provender
释义	provendern.¹ Brit. /ˈprɒv(ᵻ)ndə/, U.S. /ˈprɑvəndər/ Forms: Middle English preuendre, Middle English prouandir, Middle English prouandre, Middle English prouendur, Middle English provandere, Middle English provendre, Middle English provendyr, Middle English provynder, Middle English provyndure, Middle English 1600s prouendere, Middle English 1600s provendar, Middle English–1500s prouendour, Middle English–1500s prouendre, Middle English–1600s prouender, Middle English– provender, late Middle English provendore (in a late copy), 1500s prawnder, 1500s prouendor, 1500s prouvendre, 1500s provendour, 1500s provounder, 1500s–1600s prouander, 1500s–1600s prouendar, 1500s–1600s provander, 1600s provendere, 1600s provendor, 1600s provinder. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French provendre. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman provendre, provandre, prevendre (end of the12th cent.), variant of provende provend n. (see note). With sense 2 compare also Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French provendier, Middle French provandier a measure of grain (c1200 in Anglo-Norman).Anglo-Norman occasionally develops variants with excrescent -r- following the dental in words ending in -ende , -ande . With the Middle English form preuendre compare Anglo-Norman prevendre and discussion at pro- prefix¹. Compare prebender n.¹ †1. = prebend n. 1. Obsolete (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > kinds of benefice > [noun] > prebendary provendc1300 provenderc1300 prebendera1425 provendrya1425 prebenda1475 prebendal stall1716 society > faith > worship > benefice > kinds of benefice > [noun] > prebendary > one who holds provenderc1300 provendrerc1390 prebendary1422 prebend1447 prebendar1504 corrodiarya1631 Preb.1640 stall-holder1849 corrodier1865 prebender1983 c1300 St. Edmund Rich (Harl.) 386 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 505 (MED) Imaked he was at Salesbury canoun seculer; Prouendre he hadde of þe hous & was tresourer. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1882) VIII. 95 Þe monkes were disperbled, and what þey hadde was i-ordeyned to provendres to clerkes [L. in præbendas clericorum redactis]. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. iv. 32 And porchace ȝow prouenders [v.r. prouendres] wile ȝoure pans lasteþ. c1450 (?c1425) St. Mary of Oignies ii. vi, in Anglia (1885) 8 167 (MED) Anoþere..whan hee hadde a prouendour menely sufficient to hym..receyued anoþer prouendere þat was gretter of dignite and rentys. a1500 (?c1378) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 419 Cathedral chirchis þat han prouendris approprid to hem. 1527 Statutes Prohemium Iohannis Rastell (new ed.) f. clxxxviii The same lawe shall be of chyrches prouenders or other benefyce whiche be not of the aduoure of holy churche. 1703 S. Degge Parson's Counsellor (ed. 6) ii. v. 277 He had lately reserved all the Dignities in England, and the Provenders in Cathedral Churches. 2. Food, provisions; (in early use esp.) dry food, as hay, oats, etc., for horses or cattle; fodder, forage. Formerly also †in plural. N.E.D. (1908) remarks: ‘In reference to human beings, now humorous.’ ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animal food > [noun] > fodder fodderOE foragec1315 provender1340 provend?a1400 foddering1430 feed1594 farrage1609 roughness1813 trough-meat1844 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 35 (MED) Ac þer is anoþer lenere corteys þat leneþ wyþ-oute chapfare makiinde..prouendres to ham oþer to hare children. a1350 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 28 (MED) Nou beþ capel-claweres wiþ shome to-shrude..hue pykeþ of here prouendre al huere prude. a1400 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Egerton) (1927) 61 Þe ship was..y-chargid with good vitaile, With prouendur, corn, and haye. c1450 (c1405) Mum & Sothsegger (BL Add. 41666) (1936) 565 (MED) And nad þe gutte groned þere þay gurde were, Thay had bee sike of swete mete..For piking of prouendre passing þassise. a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) xxxvii. 216 The Camel..kneeled downe to haue eaten hys prouender. 1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Heroycall Epist. 91^v And in unwilling mouth my meate, and yrksome prawnder grewe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. ii. 11 They must be dyeted like Mules, And haue their Prouender ty'd to their mouthes. View more context for this quotation a1655 N. L'Estrange in W. J. Thoms Anecd. & Trad. (1839) 20 ‘Alas, poor Asse,’ sayes he, ‘he is faine to live upon my provander.’ a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 2 Meat, Drink, Bed, Fire, Provender; with these it must be every ones care to furnish himself. 1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures ii. 14 I was forced to content myself with Provender for my Mare. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy I. xiii. 242 The coxswain had examined the provender in the ship. 1863 J. G. Holland Lett. to Joneses iii. 53 He..salutes any flag under which he can win plaudits and provender. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 3 Jan. 12/1 The vacant canonry of St. Albans—at present a stall without provender. 1940 C. Stead Man who loved Children ii. 36 As to clothing, food, provender, and household necessities—they were as usual down to their last stitch, ounce, grain, and bar of soap. 1996 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 July (Weekend Suppl.) 6/6 The provender in this pleasant, airy place..is clean, fresh and utterly wholesome. †3. cant. A person from whom money is stolen, or the stolen money itself. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Provender, he from whom any Money is taken on the Highway. 1725 New Canting Dict. Provender, Money taken from any one on the Highway. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † provendern.² Forms: Middle English perronendere (transmission error), Middle English prouandre, Middle English prouender, Middle English prouendere, Middle English prouendour, Middle English (1500s in print of lost Middle English MS) prouendre. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French provender, provendre, provendier. Etymology: Originally < Anglo-Norman provender receiver of sustenance (second half of the 12th cent.; compare Old French regional (Normandy) provender (end of the 11th cent.)), provendre, provandre prebendary (14th cent.; compare Middle French provendier receiver of sustenance, prebendary (end of the 11th cent. in Old French)) < provende provend n. + -er , -ier -ier suffix, after post-classical Latin praebendarius prebendary n. Compare post-classical Latin provendarius (12th cent. in a British source). Compare Old Frisian prōvener , Middle Dutch provender , provendare , provenaer (compare Dutch provendier ), Middle Low German prȫvener , prōvener , prȫvender , Middle High German pfruontari (Middle High German phrüender , German Pfründer ). Compare slightly earlier provendrer n. Obsolete. A prebendary. ΚΠ ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 81 (MED) Þat are was prouendere [Fr. provender], now is religiouse. a1475 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Harl. 875) (1960) A. Prol. 80 (MED) Personis & prouenders [c1400 Trin. Cambr. parissh prestis] han playned to her bisschoppus. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxxxvii^v Nowe is losel for his songes, personer and prouendre alone, with whiche manye thrifty shulde encrese. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † provendern.³ Forms: 1500s prouender, 1600s prouander. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: provend n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < provend n. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier provender n.¹ and later provend v.With the form prouander compare earlier provand n. Obsolete. A purveyor, a person who provides supplies. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > supplying food or catering > supplier of food or caterer purveyor1340 victualler1377 caterc1400 purveyoressc1400 achatourc1405 acaterc1415 providerc1485 provenderc1530 meatsman1567 caterer1592 proveditor1592 viander1598 foregoer1601 meat-man1614 prog man1618 provedore1631 provisioner1633 meater1643 opsonator1656 sutler1710 c1530 A. Barclay Egloges iii. sig. Niij For yf thou lyue in court, y^e must rewarde this rable... Butlers & butchers, prouenders & bakers. 1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. F3^v Hee that feeds them with money is calld the Prouander. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † provenderadj. Origin: Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: provender n.¹, provender v. Etymology: Perhaps < either provender n.¹ or provender v., or perhaps simply a typographical error for provendered.Compare Milton's earlier use of over-provendered adj. at over- prefix 2b(b)(iv): 1641 J. Milton Of Prelatical Episc. 21 Reducing into Order their usurping, and over provender'd Episcopants. Obsolete. rare. Perhaps: that has been provendered; fed, stoked. ΚΠ 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 12 Even then most unquencht, when the importunity of a provender burning is well anough appeas'd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). provenderv. Brit. /ˈprɒv(ᵻ)ndə/, U.S. /ˈprɑvəndər/ Forms: Middle English probandyr, Middle English–1500s prouendre, 1600s– provender. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: provender n.¹ Etymology: < provender n.¹ Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French provender provend v. With sense 2 compare slightly earlier provend v. †1. transitive. To provide with a prebend or benefice. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > advowson > provide with advowson [verb (transitive)] > present to or provide with benefice beneficec1383 provenderc1400 provide1426 present1595 collate1702 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. iii. 149 She blesseth þise bisshopes..Prouendreth persones, and prestes meynteneth. 2. transitive. To provide (horses, etc.) with provender; to feed, fodder. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feeding animals > [verb (transitive)] baitc1400 servea1475 foddera1500 refetea1500 maintain1576 provend1581 provender1584 put1620 meal1630 stall-feed1763 feed1818 board1875 1584 Copie of Let. conc. Erle of Leycester 168 The white Paulfrey when he..is wel prouendred, is proud and fearce. 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1746) III. xxv. 172 Let me make an End of provendering my Beast, and I will tell you Things. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 207 That the Horse be well provender'd, and drink but little over Night. 1868 Times 28 Aug. 2/2 (advt.) Cattle provendered for long voyages. 1876 J. B. L. Warren Soldier of Fortune i. i. 45 Though they might have provendered the shark And supp'd the dog-fish..Who now fears drowning? 1905 W. H. Hunt Pre-Raphaelitism I. 438 He had our horses stabled and provendered. 1950 W. La Barre Human Animal in Language 32 (1956) 465 When hunger arises in the newborn baby (no longer perpetually provendered by the placenta)..the baby awakens. 1999 Observer (Nexis) 17 Jan. (Escape section) 10 The prisoners held out for four years, provendered by sympathetic French ships. †3. intransitive. To partake of provender; to feed on. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (intransitive)] eatc825 to break breadeOE baitc1386 feeda1387 to take one's repast?1490 to take repast1517 repast1520 peck?1536 diet1566 meat1573 victual1577 graze1579 manger1609 to craw it1708 grub1725 scoff1798 browse1818 provender1819 muckamuck1853 to put on the nosebag1874 refect1882 restaurate1882 nosh1892 tucker1903 to muck in1919 scarf1960 snack1972 1819 J. Keats Let. 9 June (1931) II. 376 Infidel Rooks do not provender with Elisha's Ravens. 1891 C. Graves Field of Tares iv. vi. 241 Leaving the iron horse provendering on coal and water..we follow the footsteps of the man with the black valise. Derivatives † provendering n. Obsolete the providing of provender. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feeding animals > [noun] foddering1391 meatingc1425 provenderinga1450 a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 67 (MED) Hit nediþ to haue siker..goyng to þe pasture of his bestis; Also þat his whete and oþer cornes brynginge, waterynge, wodinge, & prouendringe [v.r. probandyring; L. pabulatio], þat al þis be siker fro harmynge of enemyes. a1628 J. Preston New Covenant (1630) 183 The provendering of his horse is a dispatching of his Iourney. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1300n.²?a1400n.³c1530adj.1643v.c1400
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