fodder
IPA: fˈɑdɝ
noun
- Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
- (historical) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg.
- (slang, drafting, design) Tracing paper.
- (figurative) Stuff; material; something that serves as inspiration or encouragement, especially for satire or humour.
- (cryptic crosswords) The text to be operated on (anagrammed, etc.) within a clue.
- People considered to have negligible value and easily available or expendable.
verb
- (dialect) To feed animals (with fodder).
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Examples of "fodder" in Sentences
- Gossip is the fodder of scandal sheets.
- Cultivation of fodder crops began in the 1950s.
- It provided the fodder to start the debate on ethics.
- The straw is used as fodder and for rooting the houses.
- Intercropping with legumes improves the quality of fodder.
- I was referring to the quality of the poolside summer fodder.
- Many of the combatants are themselves fodder in the conflicts.
- It gives the mind the fodder it needs to stay active and alert.
- In addition, the foliage is a nutritious fodder for farm animals.
- The obtained concentrates are useful as animal fodder and in human nourishment.
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