Category:Provender

Prov"en*der, n. Etym: [oe. provende, f. provende, provisions, Provender, fr. Ll. praebenda (prae and pro being confused), a daily Allowance of provisions, a prebend. See prebend.]

1. Dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats, or a Mixture of ground grain; feed. "hay or other provender." Mortimer. Good provender laboring horses would have. Tusser.

2. Food or provisions. [r or obs.]