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fodder

Pronunciation: /ˈfɒdə/
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Definition of fodder

noun

[mass noun]
  • food, especially dried hay or straw, for cattle and other livestock.
  • a person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use:young people ending up as factory fodder

verb

[with object]
  • give fodder to (cattle or other livestock): the animals need foddering

Origin:

Old English fōdor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeder and German Futter, also to food

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