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Definition of "provender" [prov•en•der]

  • Dry food, such as hay, used as feed for livestock. (noun)
  • Food or provisions. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "provender" in a sentence
  • "Mmmm, the crops are coming in and the price of provender is down."
  • "They were compelled to seek their provender from the sea, and in time they became salt-water men."
  • "The Arab proverb is, "Sweet provender is as bread to camels -- salted provender as confectionery.""