provender
Food, especially for livestockFood, especially for livestock.
» And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(dated, uncountable, usually)Food, especially for livestock.
кормkorm, зерно́zernó, фура́жfuráž
food for domestic livestock
Examples
1 sentencesAnd having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, variant of provende (“allowance,From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, variant of provende (“allowance, provision”), from Late Latin praebenda (“a payment, in Medieval Latin also an allowance of food and drink, pittance, also a prebend”). Doublet of prebend.
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Forms
plural: provenders| Singular | provender |
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uncountable
Synonyms
36 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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