| provender | 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." (Tusser) 2. Food or provisions. Origin: OE. Provende, F. Provende, provisions, provender, fr. LL. Praebenda (prae and pro being confused), a daily allowance of provisions, a prebend. See Prebend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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