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Webster 1913 Edition
Provender
Prov′en-der
,Noun.
[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.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Provender
PROV'ENDER
,Noun.
1.
Dry food for beasts, usually meal, or a mixture of meal and cut straw or hay. In a more general sense, it may signify dry food of any kind.2.
Provisions; meat; food. [Not used of food for man in New England.]
Definition 2024
provender
provender
English
Noun
provender (usually uncountable, plural provenders)
- Food, especially for livestock.
- An edible material that provides sustenance.
Translations
food, especially for livestock
Synonyms
- (animal food): fodder