fodder
fodder definition
fod·der (fäd′ər)
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
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.
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