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fodder

/ˈfɒdə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
  2. A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg.
  3. (drafting) Tracing paper.
  4. Stuff; material; something that serves as inspiration or encouragement, especially for satire or humour.
  5. (cryptic crosswords) The text to be operated on (anagrammed, etc.) within a clue.
  6. To feed animals (with fodder).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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