Definition of provender in English:

provender

noun ˈprɒvɪndəˈprɑvəndər

mass noundated

1Animal fodder.
〈旧〉（动物）饲料
to raise the prices of provender for cattle, importation has been severely curtailed
Example sentencesExamples
- Running carrier services efficiently involved considerable expenditure on horses together with their equipment and provender.
- The owner attached some provender to a rod, and suspended it over the animal's head. The animal, seeing these viands almost within reach, stepped gayly forward to consume them.
- Current costs consisted of provender, i.e. fodder and bedding, the pay of the workers who looked after the horses, and shoeing.
Synonyms
fodder, feed, food, foodstuff, herbage, pasturage
1. 1.1humorous Food.
  〈常幽默〉食物
  there's no one to carry your provender in brown paper bags to the boot of your car
  Example sentencesExamples
  As the rocket and purslane disappeared, I began to forage Greenmarket for fall provender.
  His windows encompass most of his world; for the rest, there is the weekly Variety that his nephew, Ben, delivers punctually every Wednesday along with a week's provender.
  This possibility was very real, for the amount of provender they bore would not have fed them for more than a week.
  The children refuse all human food until they are given newly shelled beans, upon which provender they subsist until they learn to eat bread.
  We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
  Synonyms
  food, food and drink, fare, cooking, cuisine, sustenance, nutriment, nourishment, nutrition

Origin

Middle English: from Old French provendre, based on an alteration of Latin praebenda 'things to be supplied' (see prebend).

Definition of provender in US English:

provender

nounˈprɑvəndərˈprävəndər

dated

1Animal fodder.
〈旧〉（动物）饲料
to raise the prices of provender for cattle, importation has been severely curtailed
Example sentencesExamples
- Running carrier services efficiently involved considerable expenditure on horses together with their equipment and provender.
- Current costs consisted of provender, i.e. fodder and bedding, the pay of the workers who looked after the horses, and shoeing.
- The owner attached some provender to a rod, and suspended it over the animal's head. The animal, seeing these viands almost within reach, stepped gayly forward to consume them.
Synonyms
fodder, feed, food, foodstuff, herbage, pasturage
1. 1.1humorous Food.
  〈常幽默〉食物
  there's no one to carry your provender in brown paper bags to the boot of your car
  Example sentencesExamples
  We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
  His windows encompass most of his world; for the rest, there is the weekly Variety that his nephew, Ben, delivers punctually every Wednesday along with a week's provender.
  The children refuse all human food until they are given newly shelled beans, upon which provender they subsist until they learn to eat bread.
  As the rocket and purslane disappeared, I began to forage Greenmarket for fall provender.
  This possibility was very real, for the amount of provender they bore would not have fed them for more than a week.
  Synonyms
  food, food and drink, fare, cooking, cuisine, sustenance, nutriment, nourishment, nutrition

Origin

Middle English: from Old French provendre, based on an alteration of Latin praebenda ‘things to be supplied’ (see prebend).

词汇	provender
释义	Definition of provender in English: provender noun ˈprɒvɪndəˈprɑvəndər mass noundated 1Animal fodder. 〈旧〉（动物）饲料 to raise the prices of provender for cattle, importation has been severely curtailed Example sentencesExamples Running carrier services efficiently involved considerable expenditure on horses together with their equipment and provender. The owner attached some provender to a rod, and suspended it over the animal's head. The animal, seeing these viands almost within reach, stepped gayly forward to consume them. Current costs consisted of provender, i.e. fodder and bedding, the pay of the workers who looked after the horses, and shoeing. Synonyms fodder, feed, food, foodstuff, herbage, pasturage 1.1humorous Food. 〈常幽默〉食物 there's no one to carry your provender in brown paper bags to the boot of your car Example sentencesExamples As the rocket and purslane disappeared, I began to forage Greenmarket for fall provender. His windows encompass most of his world; for the rest, there is the weekly Variety that his nephew, Ben, delivers punctually every Wednesday along with a week's provender. This possibility was very real, for the amount of provender they bore would not have fed them for more than a week. The children refuse all human food until they are given newly shelled beans, upon which provender they subsist until they learn to eat bread. We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. Synonyms food, food and drink, fare, cooking, cuisine, sustenance, nutriment, nourishment, nutrition Origin Middle English: from Old French provendre, based on an alteration of Latin praebenda 'things to be supplied' (see prebend). Definition of provender in US English: provender nounˈprɑvəndərˈprävəndər dated 1Animal fodder. 〈旧〉（动物）饲料 to raise the prices of provender for cattle, importation has been severely curtailed Example sentencesExamples Running carrier services efficiently involved considerable expenditure on horses together with their equipment and provender. Current costs consisted of provender, i.e. fodder and bedding, the pay of the workers who looked after the horses, and shoeing. The owner attached some provender to a rod, and suspended it over the animal's head. The animal, seeing these viands almost within reach, stepped gayly forward to consume them. Synonyms fodder, feed, food, foodstuff, herbage, pasturage 1.1humorous Food. 〈常幽默〉食物 there's no one to carry your provender in brown paper bags to the boot of your car Example sentencesExamples We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. His windows encompass most of his world; for the rest, there is the weekly Variety that his nephew, Ben, delivers punctually every Wednesday along with a week's provender. The children refuse all human food until they are given newly shelled beans, upon which provender they subsist until they learn to eat bread. As the rocket and purslane disappeared, I began to forage Greenmarket for fall provender. This possibility was very real, for the amount of provender they bore would not have fed them for more than a week. Synonyms food, food and drink, fare, cooking, cuisine, sustenance, nutriment, nourishment, nutrition Origin Middle English: from Old French provendre, based on an alteration of Latin praebenda ‘things to be supplied’ (see prebend).
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