About The Word Provender
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Provender
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What's The Definition Of Provender?
[n] a stock or supply of foods
[n] food for domestic livestock Synonyms | Synonyms for Provender: commissariat | feed | provisions | viands | victuals Related Terms | Find terms related to Provender: See Also | bird food | birdseed | blood meal | cattle cake | corn gluten feed | creep feed | cud | eatage | ensilage | feed grain | fish meal | fodder | food | food cache | forage | grass | larder | mash | mast | nutrient | oil cake | pasturage | pasture | pet food | petfood | pigswill | pigwash | rechewed food | silage | slop | slops | swill Provender In Webster's Dictionary \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 mixture of ground grain; feed. ``Hay or other
provender.'' --Mortimer.
Good provender laboring horses would have. --Tusser.
2. Food or provisions. [R or Obs.]
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