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provender |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Provender \Prov"en*der\, n. [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.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: provender n 1: food for domestic livestock [syn: {feed}] 2: a stock or supply of foods [syn: {commissariat}, {provisions}, {viands}, {victuals}]
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