The Only Use of
fodder
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- We were often in the field from the first approach of day till its last lingering ray had left us; and at saving-fodder time, midnight often caught us in the field binding blades.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(fodder as in: cannon fodder) people thought of as readily expendable -- especially to further a military campaign
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(2)
(fodder as in: fodder for discussion) people or things useful for a particular purpose
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(3)
(fodder as in: cattle fodder) food such as hay or straw that is given to domesticated animals; or feeding them such food