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Provender

Provender Meaning & Definition
Provender Definition And Meaning

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

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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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