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Noun: provender  pró-vin-du(r)
  1. Food for domestic livestock
    "The farmer purchased a variety of provenders for the animals";
    - feed, feedstuff
     
  2. [archaic] Any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
    "provender and drink";
    - food, solid food, kai [NZ, informal], nosh [Brit, informal], grub [informal], khana [Asia]

Derived forms: provenders

Type of: food, nutrient, solid

Encyclopedia: Provender