| Fodder 1. (n.) Basic raw materials; food for livestock; people or items considered of little value; as, fodder for a comedian. 2. (n.) That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc. 3. (v.t.) To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc. Thesaurus Entries barley, bed, bed down, bird seed, board, bran, bread, break, bridle, brush, cat food, chicken feed, chop, corn, curry, currycomb, dine, dog food, drench, eatage, ensilage, feed, forage, gentle, grain, grass, gratify, graze, groom, handle, harness, hay, hitch, litter, manage, mash, meal, meat, mess, milk, oats, pasturage, pasture, pet food, provender, provision, regale, rub down, saddle, satisfy, scratch, scratch feed, silage, slops, straw, sustain, swill, tame, tend, train, water, wheat, wine and dine, yoke |