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Fodder is defined as a coarse food given to farm animals.
(noun)An example of fodder is alfalfa hay.
The definition of fodder is art material or something that is in high demand and often poor quality.
(noun)- An example of fodder is colored tissue paper.
- An example of fodder is the Star news magazine.
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See fodder in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- coarse food for cattle, horses, sheep, etc., as cornstalks, hay, and straw
- something, esp. information, that is thought of as being in large supply and, often, inferior, raw or coarse, etc.: promotional fodder in mass media
- the basis or basic material for something: fodder for celebrity gossip
Origin: ME < OE fodor (akin to Ger futter) < base of foda, food
transitive verb
to feed with fodder
See fodder in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Feed for livestock, especially coarsely chopped hay or straw.
- Raw material, as for artistic creation.
- A consumable, often inferior item or resource that is in demand and usually abundant supply: romantic novels intended as fodder for the pulp fiction market.
To feed with fodder.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English fōdor; see pā- in Indo-European roots
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