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fodder

[ fod-er ]

noun

  1. coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants, including leaves, stalks, and grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum.
  2. people considered as readily available and of little value:

    cannon fodder.

  3. raw material:

    fodder for a comedian's routine.



verb (used with object)

  1. to feed with or as if with fodder.

fodder

/ ˈ´ÚÉ’»åÉ™ /

noun

  1. bulk feed for livestock, esp hay, straw, etc
  2. raw experience or material

    fodder for the imagination

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to supply (livestock) with fodder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fodder1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English fodder, ´ÚÅ»å´Ç°ù; cognate with German Futter; akin to food
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fodder1

Old English ´ÚÅ»å´Ç°ù ; related to Old Norse ´Úųٳó°ù , Old High German fuotar ; see food , forage
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Then, just like the Confederate slave conscripts, just like the Russian cannon fodder in Bakhmut, they’ll be discarded — forgotten, broken and left to rot in the very ruins they helped create.

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The bad guys are cannon fodder, though I did like the way one mobster sadly sighs at a grenade before he explodes.

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They are actually fodder for late-night talk shows and comedy routines.

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Church's relationship with centre Gavin Henson had been fodder for the tabloids, though he would later criticise the WRU for also cashing in.

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Similarly, President Trump was constant fodder for comedians during his first administration.

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