Definitions for fodderˈfɒd ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fod•der*ˈfɒd ər(n.)
coarse food for livestock.
people considered as readily available and of little value:
cannon fodder.
raw material.
(v.t.)to feed with or as if with fodder.
* Syn: See feed.
Origin of fodder:
bef. 1000; ME; OE fodder
Princeton's WordNet
cannon fodder, fodder, fresh fish(noun)
soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
fodder(verb)
coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
fodder(verb)
give fodder (to domesticated animals)
Wiktionary
fodder(Noun)
Food for animals.
fodder(Noun)
A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19 1/2 to 24 cwt (993 to 1222 kg).; a fodder.
fodder(Noun)
Tracing paper.
fodder(Verb)
To feed animals (with fodder).
Origin: fōdor, from fōdran (compare voer 'pasture, fodder', Futter 'feed', foder), from *fōda 'food', from pat- 'to feed'. More at food.
Webster Dictionary
Fodder(noun)
a weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19/ to 24 cwt.; a fother
Fodder(noun)
that which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc
Fodder(u)
to feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.;to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc
Translations for fodder
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
fodder(noun)
food for farm animals.
- voer; veevoerAfrikaans
- عَلَف ، كَلأArabic
- фуражBulgarian
- forragemPortuguese (BR)
- krmivoCzech
- das FutterGerman
- foderDanish
- ζωοτροφήGreek
- pienso, forrajeSpanish
- söötEstonian
- خوراک دامFarsi
- rehuFinnish
- fourrageFrench
- מִספּוֹאHebrew
- पशुओं का चाराHindi
- krma (za stoku)Croatian
- takarmányHungarian
- makanan ternakIndonesian
- skepnufóðurIcelandic
- foraggioItalian
- 飼料Japanese
- 마초, 꼴, 사료Korean
- pašarasLithuanian
- lopbarībaLatvian
- makanan ternakMalay
- voederDutch
- fôrNorwegian
- paszaPolish
- خوراک دامPersian
- دحيواناتو خورا كه (وچه)، وچ واښه، پروړ، بوس، بېدهPashto
- forragemPortuguese
- furajRomanian
- фуражRussian
- krmivoSlovak
- krmaSlovenian
- stočna hranaSerbian
- foderSwedish
- อาหารสัตว์ เช่น ฟางThai
- hayvan yemiTurkish
- 飼料Chinese (Trad.)
- корм, фуражUkrainian
- چارہUrdu
- cỏ khô (cho súc vật ăn)Vietnamese
- 饲料Chinese (Simp.)
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