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provenders

provenders is the plural of provender.

provenders is the third-person singular simple present indicative of provender.

Meaning of provender

Noun

provender (usually uncountable, plural provenders)

  1. (dated, usually) Food, especially for livestock.
    • ...and in a few moments would have had their hands on one hundred and eighty thousand dollars of gold, when from some cause unknown, they decamped leaving all their tools behind, together with provender for the seige.1847, editorial staff, “Attempt at Robbery”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 66

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Questions about provenders

What is provenders the plural of?
Provenders is the plural of provender.

Words near provenders in the dictionary

  1. Provencios
  2. provend
  3. provender
  4. provendered
  5. provendering
  6. provenders
  7. provends
  8. provene
  9. provened
  10. provenes
  11. provenience

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