Provender
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹɒvɪndə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Provender is a noun meaning (transitive) To feed.
Meaning
(transitive) To feed.
More Meanings
- (dated) Food, especially for livestock.
Example Sentences
The farm which supplied to him ungrudging provender had all his vast capacity for work in willing exercise …
He ripp'd the womb up of his mother, / Dame Tellus, 'cause he wanted fother, / And provender, wherewith to feed / Himself and his less cruel steed.
One night, after several days of continuous plowing, and after the ox and mule had been stabled and provendered for the night, the ox said to the mule […]
(...) hobbits were easy-going with their children in the matter of sitting up late, especially when there was a chance of getting them a free meal. Bringing up young hobbits took a lot of provender.
Word Forms
- provenders
- provendering
- provendered
Synonyms for provender
Depending on context, synonyms include fodder, bait, belly-timber, chow, comestibles, cuisine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include feed, viands, commissariat, provisions, victuals, fodder.
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