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  • n  food for domestic livestock
  • n  a stock or supply of foods

  • He devised elaborate tricks for the theft of rich provender and wines (after his death the noun Villonerie was common parlance for clever ruses).
  • Disgusting, however, was the food they were obliged to eat when their civilized provender gave out.
  • Half as many kosher delicatessen stores were worried about their spicy provender; householders in The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn chirped excitedly.

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