fodder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɒdɚ/ (Canada)
- /ˈfɒdə/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈfɒdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɑdɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈfɔdə/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈfɔ̟də] ~ [ˈfɞ̠də] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈfɔdəɾ/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English fodder, foder, from Old English fōdor (“feed; fodder”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, from *fōdô (“food”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to guard, graze, feed”). Compare Saterland Frisian Fodder, West Frisian foer, Dutch voer (“pasture; fodder”), German Futter (“fodder; feed”), Danish foder, Swedish foder. More at food.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
The sheep for fodder follow the shepherd, the shepherd for food follows not the sheep.
c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
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(countable, historical, uncountable) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg.
Now measured by the old hundred, that is, 108 lbs. the charrus contains nearly 19 1/2 hundreds, that is it corresponds to the fodder, or fother, of modern times.
1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 1, page 168:
- (countable, slang, uncountable) Tracing paper.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Stuff; material; something that serves as inspiration or encouragement, especially for satire or humour.
According to the audio commentary on “Treehouse Of Horror III,” some of the creative folks at The Simpsons were concerned that the “Treehouse Of Horror” franchise had outworn its welcome and was rapidly running out of classic horror or science-fiction fodder to spoof.
2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
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(countable, qualifier:crosswording, uncountable) The text to be operated on (anagrammed, etc.) within a clue.
In (part of) Shelley's poem Ozymandias is a "crumbling statue". If this is the explanation then the clue is not a reverse cryptic in the same was^([sic]) as GEGS -> SCRAMBLED EGGS but a normal clue where where^([sic]) the fodder and anagrind are *both* indirect.
2009, Colin Blackburn, “another 1-off cryptic clue.”, in rec.puzzles.crosswords (Usenet):Insane Roman! (4) […] Look in -sane Roman and you'll uncover NERO, the insane Roman. Dovetailing the signpost — in — with the hidden fodder — sane Roman — is inspired, an embedded style of signposting.
2012, David Astle, Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words:
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(countable, uncountable) People considered to have negligible value and easily available or expendable.
Innocent people who are arrested become fodder for the justice system.
The Russian government was not interested in who will pay the mortgage or take care of his pregnant wife. It simply wanted more fodder for its war.
2022 September 27, Ilia Krasilshchik, “Russians Are Terrified, and Have Nowhere to Turn”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:cannon fodder
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fodders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
cannon fodder · fodder radish · fodderless · fodderer · background fodder · jail fodder · bumfodder · lobby fodder · fodder melon · greenfodder
Hyponyms
load (cartload)
Synonyms
forage · provender · load (cartload)
Translations (114)
pl obrok (food for animals) · sh помиjа (food for animals) · az alaf (food for animals) · grc χιλός (food for animals) · pt forragem (food for animals) · nl veevoeder (food for animals) · uk па́ша (food for animals) · fa قرموت (food for animals) · de Viehfutter (food for animals) · oc ferratge (food for animals) · el σανό (food for animals) · ja 飼料 (food for animals) · el χορτονομή (food for animals) · dsb kjarm (food for animals) · be корм (food for animals) · sv foder (food for animals) · cy ebran (food for animals) · orv кърмъ (food for animals) · hy դարման (food for animals) · nb fôr (food for animals) · ko 먹이 (food for animals) · izh korma (food for animals) · ka საკვები (food for animals) · sq tagji (food for animals) · mk крма (food for animals) · sk krmivo (food for animals) · gl alcacén (food for animals) · kn ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಆಹಾರ (food for animals) · ota یم (food for animals) · pl pasza (food for animals) · da foder (food for animals) · ko 꼴 (food for animals) · ro furaj (food for animals) · la cibus (food for animals) · nl veevoer (food for animals) · pl karma (food for animals) · ug يەم (food for animals) · it biada (food for animals) · is fóður (food for animals) · ja 餌 (food for animals) · lt pašaras (food for animals) · ca farratge (food for animals) · tt җим (food for animals) · mk сточна храна (food for animals) · lv lopbarība (food for animals) · be фура́ж (food for animals) · fa علوفه (food for animals) · alt јем (food for animals) · ar عَلَف (food for animals) · be па́ша (food for animals) · uk фура́ж (food for animals) · ru корм (food for animals) · hu abrak (food for animals) · cs žrádlo (food for animals) · az yem (food for animals) · de Futter (food for animals) · ckb ئالیک (food for animals) · fr fourrage (food for animals) · vro süüt (food for animals) · sq hasëll (food for animals) · ms foder (food for animals) · hu takarmány (food for animals) · ang fōdor (food for animals) · it foraggio (food for animals) · ro strânsură (food for animals) · be по́шар (food for animals) · sl krma (food for animals) · vec biava (food for animals) · egy M42:X1-A2-X2-X4:Z2 (food for animals) · tg ем (food for animals) · ko 사료 (food for animals) · fo fóður (food for animals) · fi rehu (food for animals) · et sööt (food for animals) · mt għalf (food for animals) · cy porthiant (food for animals) · gl forraxe (food for animals) · tg қурмут (food for animals) · tr yem (food for animals) · uk корм (food for animals) · ky тоют (food for animals) · frr Fođer (food for animals) · es forraje (food for animals) · sh сплачина (food for animals) · sh крма (food for animals) · la pābulum (food for animals) · grc φορβή (food for animals) · hi चारा (food for animals) · nrf fouôrrage (food for animals) · mt magħlef (food for animals) · gl ferraña (food for animals) · ro nutreț (food for animals) · mk помија (food for animals) · gl més (food for animals) · nl kanonnenvoer (food for animals) · nl voer (food for animals) · bg фура́ж (food for animals) · sh крмиво (food for animals) · cmn 飼料 /饲料 (food for animals) · kk жем (food for animals) · tg хӯрок (food for animals) · cs krmivo (food for animals) · sk krm (food for animals) · hy կեր (food for animals) · ru фура́ж (food for animals) · nn fôr (food for animals) · ky жем (food for animals) · tg улуфа (food for animals) · zza alef (food for animals) · uz yem (food for animals) · ast forraxe (food for animals) · eo furaĝo (food for animals) · ca pinso (food for animals) · es pienso (food for animals)