Definition of Provinder

Definition of Provinder

Prov"en*der (?), n. [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.]

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

PROVENDER. He from whom any money is taken on the
highway: perhaps provider, or provider. CANT.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

Food, especially for livestock.
An edible material that provides sustenance.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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