1.
Fodder is food that is given to cows, horses, and other animals.
The alfalfa plant is widely used as animal ~.
= feed
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2.
If you say that something is ~ for a particular purpose, you mean that it is useful for that purpose and perhaps nothing else.
The press conference simply provided more ~ for another attack on his character...
N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp disapproval