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fodder Definition

fod·der (fädər)

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

fodder Synonyms

fodder

n.

food, hay, grain; see feed.

fodder Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dry: At least 60 % of the dry matter in daily rations is to consist of roughage, fresh or dried fodder, or silage.
  • fill: If it's just some tasty filling fodder you're after, try Pizza Express or Ask.

Preposition: for

  • livestock: They are there to provide winter fodder for the farm livestock, especially cattle.
  • cattle: It was taken as fodder for the cattle and to feed the pigs.

Adjective modifier

  • tabloid: While she was never exactly tabloid fodder, focus inevitably shifted to her personal life.
  • mere: Back then the overnight parcel delivery company - with its £ 40m sales and £ 5m profits - had been mere flotation fodder.
  • perfect: Scottish Dance Theater will appear with Highland, something the artistic director calls " perfect Fringe fodder " .
  • animal: The summer season was also shorter, which meant that less crops could be grown for animal fodder to last over a longer winter.
  • usual: In other words they're the usual teen fodder we've come to expect from genre offerings like this.
  • ideal: You'd think this would be ideal technical blog fodder wouldn't you... ?

Modifies a noun

  • beet: These studies indicate a greater removal of potash by fodder beet in practice than existing standards allow for.
  • legume: The rice-wheat rotation has led to the displacement of grain and fodder legumes capable of enriching soil fertility.
  • maize: The area is however increasing with the main crop being fodder maize.
  • crop: They were first used as a winter fodder crop for cattle and only began being consumed by man during times of hunger.

Noun used with modifier

  • cannon: You were betrayed by your group - cannon fodder to trigger the trap they knew had been set for them.
  • relegation: Written off as relegation fodder after three successive defeats, victory over Nottingham Forest was Pool's only hope.
  • canon: The peasantry were also called upon as canon fodder in times of war.
  • cattle: Rather than burn field stubble, farmers could mix the organic residue with nutrients to make cattle fodder.
  • lobby: You obviously have a disregard for democracy after allowing yourself to be used as lobby fodder for Tony Blair.
  • winter: For some, the need is for a bigger hay harvest to boost winter fodder reserves.

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