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[ fod-er ] / ˈfɒd ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fodder ON THESAURUS.COM
nouncoarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants, including leaves, stalks, and grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum. people considered as readily available and of little value: cannon fodder. raw material: fodder for a comedian's routine. verb (used with object)to feed with or as if with fodder. Origin of fodderbefore 1000; Middle English; Old English fodder, fōdor; cognate with German Futter; akin to food synonym study for fodder1. See feed. Words nearby fodderfocus, focused strategy, focus group, focusing cloth, focus puller, fodder, fodderbeet, fodgel, foe, foefie slide, foehn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fodderThe mystery of that leak was great fodder for conspiracy theorists, but the fact that the hole was accidentally made by a drill was lucky. Astronauts on the ISS are hunting for the source of another mystery air leak|Neel Patel|September 30, 2020|MIT Technology Review So I think policy disputes aren’t likely to become big fodder. Will The First Presidential Debate Shake Up The Race?|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|September 29, 2020|FiveThirtyEight On the downside, it rewards them with fodder for nightmares. Jimmy Kimmel Pranks Kids (Again), Taylor Swift’s 1989 Aerobics, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST But, hey, at least Brody gave us one of those TV moments that served as fodder for endless parody! The Worst Oscar Winners, From ‘Rocky’ and ‘Crash’ to Gwyneth Paltrow|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was fodder for all the industry-watchers who recognize the significant revenue stream and sizable audience at stake. Why Apple’s iTunes Radio Isn’t a Threat to Pandora or Spotify…Yet|Lauren DeLisa Coleman|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Those once were fighting words, fodder for the culture wars. Women Get to Fight, as Leon Panetta Changes Combat Rules|Eleanor Clift|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Even reality-TV shows such as The Apprentice and Survivor are fodder for the modern college student. ‘50 Shades of Grey’ Is the Subject of a Course at American University|Rachel Kramer Bussel|December 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST At dusk we mounted again, and rode till 11.30 that evening, to get some fodder. In the Shadow of Death|P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald Have bread, beer, fodder for the horses ready, as well as all weapons of war. A History of Bohemian Literature|Count Ltzow The seed provides a good food for chickens and the stalks and leaves can be used as fodder. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products|William Bevan Dad tried to trade her the other day for a stack of fodder, and the man wouldn't have her. Janice Day|Helen Beecher Long Or he passes his life on high uplands where pasture is unknown: his fodder a little dry straw. Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1|Charles Reginald Enock
British Dictionary definitions for fodder
nounbulk feed for livestock, esp hay, straw, etc raw experience or materialfodder for the imagination verb(tr) to supply (livestock) with fodder Word Origin for fodderOld English fōdor; related to Old Norse fōthr, Old High German fuotar; see food, forage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fodderforage, food, hay, grain, corn, barley, grub, provisions, provender, straw, grass, meal, silage, pasturage, vittles |