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provender definition

prov·en·der (präv′ən dər)

noun

  1. dry food for livestock, as hay, corn, oats, etc.; fodder
  2. Informal provisions; food

Etymology: ME < MFr provendre, var. of provende < ML(Ec) praebenda: see prebend

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