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fodder definition

fod·der (fäd′ər)

noun

  1. coarse food for cattle, horses, sheep, etc., as cornstalks, hay, and straw
    1. something, esp. information, that is thought of as being in large supply and, often, inferior, raw or coarse, etc. promotional fodder in mass media
    2. the basis or basic material for something fodder for celebrity gossip

Etymology: ME < OE fodor (akin to Ger futter) < base of foda, food

transitive verb

to feed with fodder

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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