Provender (Noun)
Meaning 1
A stock or supply of foods.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
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Meaning 2
Food for domestic livestock.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The farmer carefully rationed the provender for the cows to ensure they stayed healthy throughout the winter.
- A reliable supplier was essential for providing provender for the thousands of head of livestock on the large ranch.
- The quality of the provender greatly affected the milk production of the dairy herd.
- To ensure the chickens stayed healthy, the farmer made sure to provide them with fresh provender every day.
- Drought conditions had made it increasingly difficult to acquire sufficient provender for the sheep on the farm.