Provender
Provender , noun
[Old English provende, French provende, provisions, provender, from Late Latin 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.
Good provender laboring horses would have.
2.
Food or provisions. [R or Obsolete]