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Provender - Meaning, Definition & English Examples

Provender refers to food or provisions, especially dry feed for livestock like hay or grain. It can also mean nourishment in a broader, sometimes humorous, sense for people.

provender

/ˈprɑvəndər/ /ˈprɒvɪndə/

Definition:

Food for livestock; fodder or provisions.

Synonyms:

fodder, forage, feed, sustenance

Part of Speech:

noun

Antonyms:

starvation, deprivation

Common Collocations:

animal provender, store provender, supply provender

Derivatives:

provendered, provendering

Usage Tips:

Use "provender" to refer to animal feed or figurative sustenance in literary contexts.

Common Phrases:

"provender for thought, " "store of provender, " "daily provender"

Etymology:

From Old French "provendre," derived from Latin "praebenda" meaning "things to be supplied."

Examples:

  • 1. The farmer stored ample provender for the winter months.
  • 2. The horses eagerly ate their fresh provender at dawn.
  • 3. She compared books to mental provender for the soul.
  • 4. The barn was filled with sacks of dry provender.

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