commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals
(noun) a stock or supply of foods
feed, provender
(noun) food for domestic livestock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
provender (usually uncountable, plural provenders)
(dated) Food, especially for livestock.
Synonyms: fodder, Thesaurus:food
provender (third-person singular simple present provenders, present participle provendering, simple past and past participle provendered)
(transitive) To feed.
Source: Wiktionary
Prov"en*der, n. Etym: [OE. provende, F. provende, provisions, provender, fr. LL. praebenda (prae and pro being confused), a daily allowance of provisions, a prebend. See Prebend.]
1. Dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats, or a mixture of ground grain; feed. "Hay or other provender." Mortimer. Good provender laboring horses would have. Tusser.
2. Food or provisions. [R or Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 September 2024
(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
