Category:Fodder

Fod"der, n. Etym: [See 1st Fother.]

Defn: A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19 [Obs.]

fodder Fod"der, n. Etym: [AS. fdder, fddor, fodder (also sheath case), fr. fda food; akin to D. voeder, OHG. fuotar, G. futter, Icel. fr, Sw. & Dan. foder. sq. root75. See Food Land cf. Forage, Fur.]

Defn: That which is fed out to cattle, horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

fodder Fod"der, v.t. [imp.& p.p. Foddered (-drd); p. pr. & vb. n. Foddering.]

Defn: To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.;to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

Fodder - Heb. belil, (Job 6:5), meaning properly a mixture or medley (Lat. farrago ), "made up of various kinds of grain, as wheat, barley, vetches, and the like, all mixed together, and then sown or given to cattle" (Job 24:6, A.V. "corn," R.V. "provender;" Isaiah 30:24, provender").