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- Dictionaryprovender/ˈprɒv(ɪ)ndə/
noun
- 1. animal fodder: "to raise the prices of provender for cattle, importation has been severely curtailed"
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The meaning of PROVENDER is dry food for domestic animals : feed. How to use provender in a sentence. Did you know?
Provender definition: dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.. See examples of PROVENDER used in a sentence.
Provender is a supply of food meant to sustain people, like a hearty stew that is lunch for military troops who need to keep their energy up. Provender can also describe a food supply for animals such as cows or horses. No matter who or what the provender feeds, the point is, it provides nutrition.
noun. 1. dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder. 2. food; provisions. SYNONYMS 1. See feed. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Jun 6, 2024 · provender (usually uncountable, plural provenders) ( dated) Food, especially for livestock . Synonyms: fodder; see also Thesaurus: food.
1. (Agriculture) any dry feed or fodder for domestic livestock. 2. (Cookery) food in general. [C14: from Old French provendre, from Late Latin praebenda grant, from Latin praebēre to proffer; influenced also by Latin prōvidēre to look after]
A complete guide to the word "PROVENDER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
How to use . provender in a sentenceAnd thy oxen, and the ass colts that till the ground, shall eat mingled provender as it was winnowed in the floor.
Provender definition: Dry food, such as hay, used as feed for livestock.
What does the verb provender mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb provender, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb provender? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
