fodder

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfɒdə/

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