Fodder
Fodder (fod"dẽr) , noun
[See 1st Fother.]
A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19½ to 24 cwt.; a fother. [Obsolete]
Fodder (fod"dẽr) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon fōdder, fōddor, fodder (also sheath case), from fōda food; akin to Dutch voeder, Old High German fuotar, German futter, Icelandic fōer, Swedish & Danish foder. r75. See Food and compare Forage, Fur.]
That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
Fodder (fod"dẽr) , transitive verb
To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.