fodder (n.)

  1. soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire

    [ Syn: cannon fodder , fresh fish ]

  2. coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop

    fodder (v.)

  1. give fodder (to domesticated animals)

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