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provands

provands is the plural of provand.

Meaning of provand

Noun

provand (countable and uncountable, plural provands)

  1. (dated) provender
    • I had always a ready fancy and some of the natural vanity of youth, so I could see myself landing off the lugger at the quay of Inneraora town, three inches more of a man than when I left with a firkin of herring and a few bolls of meal for my winter's provand; thicker too at the chest, and with a...1898, Neil Munro, John Splendid

Questions about provands

What is provands the plural of?
Provands is the plural of provand.

Words near provands in the dictionary

  1. Provan
  2. Provance
  3. Provances
  4. Provancher
  5. provand
  6. provands
  7. provang
  8. provangs
  9. provannid
  10. provannids
  11. Provans

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