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Meanings of fodder in English

Russian
корм
Portuguese
forragem animal
Spanish
pienso compuesto
Catalan
pastura
Wikidata

Nutrition for all animals kept by humans.

корм
Portuguese
bucha de canhão

Soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire.

bucha de canhão
Synonyms
Examples for "cannon fodder"
Examples for "cannon fodder"
1
Hardly Garibaldian warriors, rather cannon fodder in a new kind of war.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
2
The most expensive, best trained cannon fodder in the history of warfare.
Dogs of war
3
He didn't care, they were only yeomen and slum slush, cannon fodder.
The power of one
4
All the press want from a political wife or partner is cannon fodder.
The Guardian
5
Conscripts make good cannon fodder, but for officers we need volunteers.
Ender’s Game
1
She chose sea bass-whoknew when she would see fresh fish again?
The clouds beneath the sun
2
I always think a good braai is made fantastic with fresh fish!
The South African
3
Moreover there is an abundance of fresh fish in all the villages.
A Town like Alice
4
I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast.
Guns and Snowshoes; Or, the Winter Outing of the Young Hunters
5
Dry bank, nice shade, jolly hammocks, fresh fish, good game, everything lovely.
Victory: An Island Tale

Bulk feed for livestock, especially hay, straw, etc.\ (Source: CED)

Usage of fodder in English
1
Hardly Garibaldian warriors, rather cannon fodder in a new kind of war.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
2
His comments and public appearances are regular fodder for television news shows.
Reuters
3
The milker and carter were preparing fodder; these he joined and helped.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
4
In winter the people live below, alongside of the animals and fodder.
Among the Tibetans
5
The most expensive, best trained cannon fodder in the history of warfare.
Dogs of war
6
I farmed when I was a boy; pulled fodder and bundled it.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
7
The justice was bald and as dry as corn fodder in March.
Adventures in Contentment
8
Food, fuel, and fodder had to be dragged in from far away.
Surrender to the will of the night
9
The contrast in lifestyles will provide comic fodder for several more episodes.
Reuters
10
Heavenly bodies provided fodder for the naming of many elements as well.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
11
They are cut down in September and used as fodder for cattle.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
12
Know of any other teams who went from title-winners to relegation fodder?
The Guardian
13
Lucy, a loopy blast of kinetic energy, is perfect modern multiplex fodder.
The Guardian
14
Grime's stars shed their 140bpm backbone in favour of more chart-friendly fodder.
The Guardian
15
He sighed and shook his head while he dragged the fodder out.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01
16
On Living Single, Erika Alexander's character Maxine's perceived masculinity was constant fodder.
Ebony
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Catalan
pastura
Fodder through the time
Fodder across language varieties
Ireland
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New Zealand
Common
United States of America
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