provender
UK/'prɒvәndә/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Dry food, such as hay or grain, especially for livestock; food in general.
粮草，饲料；食物
v.
To supply with food or fodder.
供给食物或饲料
Root Breakdown
Native Englishprovenderother
=provender
Common Collocations
- 1.store provender储备饲料
- 2.supply of provender饲料供应
- 3.[provender for livestock]牲畜饲料
- 4.lay in provender囤积粮草
Example Sentences
- 1.
The farmer stored enough provender to feed his horses through the long winter.
- 2.
Medieval armies required vast quantities of provender for both soldiers and warhorses.
- 3.
After the long journey, the travelers were grateful for any provender the inn could offer.