provender Meaning of "provender"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) food for domestic livestock
  2. (n) a stock or supply of foods

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Usage(s):

  1. Half as many kosher delicatessen stores were worried about their spicy provender; householders in The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn chirped excitedly.
  2. Disgusting, however, was the food they were obliged to eat when their civilized provender gave out.
  3. Muskrats and raccoons invaded the property, too, in search of winter provender.
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