fodder to animals

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• FODDER — (Heb. מִסְפּוֹא, mispo, AV, JPS, provender ), most often mentioned together with teven ( chaff, AV, JPS, straw ) as feed for camels and asses (Gen. 24:25; 43:24; Judg. 19:19). Teven, which was the most important food of domestic animals, was made …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Fodder — In agriculture, fodder or animal feed is any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. Most animal feed is from plants but some is of animal origin. Fodder refers… …   Wikipedia

• fodder — [[t]fɒ̱də(r)[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Fodder is food that is given to cows, horses, and other animals. ...fodder for horses... The alfalfa plant is widely used as animal fodder. Syn: feed 2) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp (disapproval) If you say that… …   English dictionary

• fodder — fod|der [ˈfɔdə US ˈfa:dər] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: fodor] 1.) food for farm animals 2.) something or someone that is useful only for a particular purpose used in order to show disapproval fodder for ▪ The murders made prime fodder for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fodder — fod|der [ fadər ] noun uncount 1. ) food, especially HAY or STRAW, for animals such as cows and horses 2. ) someone or something considered useful only for one particular purpose: We are not just voting fodder for professional politicians. =>… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fodder — UK [ˈfɒdə(r)] / US [ˈfɑdər] noun [uncountable] 1) food, especially hay or straw, for animals such as cows and horses 2) someone or something considered useful only for one particular purpose We are not just voting fodder for professional… …   English dictionary

• fodder — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fōdor; akin to Old High German fuotar food more at food Date: before 12th century 1. something fed to domestic animals; especially coarse food for cattle, horses, or sheep 2. inferior or readily… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fodder — noun a) Food for animals. Now measured by the old hundred, that is, 108 lbs. the charrus contains nearly 19 1/2 hundreds, that is it corresponds to the fodder, or fother, of modern times. b) A weight by which lead and some other metals were… …   Wiktionary

• fodder — noun (C, U) food for farm animals see also: cannon fodder …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fodder roller — /ˈfɒdə roʊlə/ (say foduh rohluh) noun a machine which rolls fodder into weatherproof rolls to be left in the paddock for animals to feed on …  

• fodder shed — A building for the storage of fodder or other roughage for animals; a structure to be distinguished from a barn. 5 Am J2d Arson § 21 …   Ballentine's law dictionary