Definition of fodder - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
animal feedfood for animals like cows and horses
- The farmer stored fodder for the winter.
2.
sociologypeople considered easily expendable
- The soldiers were treated as mere fodder.
3.
creativityRare material serving as inspiration or encouragementRare
- His life story became fodder for many novels.
Verb
agricultureRare supply livestock with foodRare
- They fodder the sheep during winter.
Images of fodder
food for animals like cows and horses
Expressions with fodder
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people regarded as expendable by those in power
The workers felt like cannon fodder to the company.
soldiers regarded as expendable in battle
The inexperienced troops were seen as canon fodder by their commanders.
gives someone more material to use for their purpose
It's fodder for the lawyer's mill.
person seen as likely to be jailed
He was often dismissed as jail fodder by the authorities.
Origin of fodder
Old English, fodor (food)
Terms with fodder included in their meaning
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farming
grass cut and dried for use as fodder
agriculture
dried stalks of grain used as bedding or fodder
plant mix
mix of plants used as animal fodder
grain and plant
widely grown tall grass with pearly seeds used for food or fodder
plant fodder
small pink-flowered plant also used as animal food
plant
type of grass often used for fodder
agriculture
grass used as fodder in the N hemisphere
edible seeds
plant with edible seeds, used as fodder, can cause lathyrism
Napier grass
tall tropical grass used for fodder
preservation process
process of preserving green fodder by fermentation
agriculture
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo
agriculture
related to the process of preserving fodder
farm calendar
season for cutting and drying grass as fodder
agriculture
season for cutting and storing grass as fodder
farming
freestanding rack for drying animal fodder
agriculture
type of sorghum grown for grain and fodder
australian grass
tussocky Australian grass of the genus Themeda, often used for fodder
plant
Australian Brachychiton plant, valued for strong fiber and fodder leaves
agriculture
tall African grass used for fodder
farm feed
any weedy plant used as pig fodder
legume plant
genus of legume plants often used for shade and fodder
fodder
crop harvested green and kept succulent by fermentation
agriculture
fermented fodder stored in a silo
agriculture
involving the storage of green fodder
Examples of fodder in a sentence
Fodder prices have risen due to the drought. The workers were seen as fodder for the corporation. In the political game, citizens became fodder. The scandal provided fodder for the tabloids. Her travels were fodder for her paintings. Farmers fodder the cattle before sunrise.
In harsh climates, they fodder animals twice daily.
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- French:fourrage, nourrir, ...
- German:Futter, füttern, ...
- Italian:foraggio, foraggiare, ...
- Spanish:forraje, alimentar, ...
- Portuguese:forragem, alimentar, ...
- Chinese:饲料, 喂养, ...
- Japanese:飼料, 餌を与える, ...
- Arabic:عَلَف, عَلَّفَ, ...
- Hebrew:מִסְפּוֹא, לְהַאֲכִיל, ...
- Russian:корм, кормить, ...
- Ukrainian:корм, годувати, ...
- Hindi:चारा, चारा देना, ...
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