fother
1 of 3noun
foth·er
ˈfät͟hə(r)
variants or fodder
-ädə- 
plural -s
1
now dialectal, England : load
especially : wagonload
2
: any of various units of weight for lead
especially : a modern unit equal to 19¹/₂ hundredweights
fother
2 of 3"
dialectal variant of fodder
fother
3 of 3transitive verb
"
-ed/-ing/-s
: to cover (a sail or piece of canvas) especially with oakum or rope yarn for use in temporarily stopping a leak in the hull of a ship
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English fōther; akin to Old High German fuodar cartload, Old English fæthm embracing or outstretched arms
Transitive verb
probably modification of Low German fodern to line, from Middle Low German vōderen, from vōder lining; akin to Gothic fodr sheath