/fod"euhr/ , n.
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.
v.t.
4. to feed with or as if with fodder.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE fodder, fodor; c. G Futter; akin to FOOD ]
Syn. 1. See feed .