provender

provender
Synonyms and related words:
aliment, barley, bird seed, board, bran, bread, bread and butter, canned foods, cat food, cheer, chicken feed, chop, chow, comestibles, commissariat, commissary, corn, creature comfort, cuisine, daily bread, dehydrated foods, dog food, eatables, eatage, eats, edibles, ensilage, fare, fast food, feast, feed, fodder, food, food and drink, food supply, foodstuff, foodstuffs, forage, fresh foods, frozen foods, grain, groceries, grocery, grub, hay, health food, ingesta, junk food, kitchen stuff, larder, mash, meal, meat, merchandise, nourishment, nurture, oats, pasturage, pasture, pet food, provision, provisions, rations, scratch, scratch feed, silage, slops, spread, stores, straw, supplies, sustenance, swill, table, tucker, viands, victuals, vittles, wheat

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Synonyms:
(as hay, corn, etc., for brutes), ,


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  • Provender — Prov en*der, n. [OE. provende, F. provende, provisions, provender, fr. LL. praebenda (prae and pro being confused), a daily allowance of provisions, a prebend. See {Prebend}.] 1. Dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats, or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • provender — index replenish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • provender — (n.) c.1300, allowance paid each chapter member of a cathedral, from Anglo Fr. provendir, O.Fr. provendier, from Gallo Romance *provenda, altered (by influence of L. providere supply ) from L.L. praebenda allowance, subsistence, from L. praebenda …   Etymology dictionary

  • provender — *food, fodder, forage, feed, victuals, viands, provisions, comestibles …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • provender — ► NOUN 1) animal fodder. 2) archaic or humorous food. ORIGIN Old French provendre, from Latin praebenda things to be supplied …   English terms dictionary

  • provender — [präv′ən dər] n. [ME < MFr provendre, var. of provende < ML(Ec) praebenda: see PREBEND] 1. dry food for livestock, as hay, corn, oats, etc.; fodder 2. Informal provisions; food …   English World dictionary

  • provender — /ˈprɒvəndə / (say provuhnduh) noun 1. dry food for livestock, as hay; fodder. 2. food or provisions: * Fowl or pig? he shouted, and rattled the knife, and piled the provender on their plates, and told them to back in their carts when they wanted… …  

  • provender — /prov euhn deuhr/, n. 1. dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder. 2. food; provisions. [1275 1325; ME provendre < OF, var. of provende prebend, provender < ML probenda, alter. of praebenda PREBEND, perh. by assoc …   Universalium

  • provender — prov•en•der [[t]ˈprɒv ən dər[/t]] n. 1) ahb. dry food for livestock; fodder 2) food; provisions • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME provendre < OF, var. of provende prebend, provender < ML prōbenda, alter. of praebenda prebend, perh. by assoc. with… …   From formal English to slang

  • provender — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French provende, provendre, from Medieval Latin provenda, alteration of praebenda prebend Date: 14th century 1. dry food for domestic animals ; feed 2. food, victuals …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • provender — noun /ˈprɒvɪndə,ˈprɒvəndə,ˈprɑːvəndɚ/ a) Food, especially for livestock. b) An edible material that provides sustenance …   Wiktionary

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