fodder

/fˈɒdɐ/

/ˈfɑdɝ/

[noun] [verb]

Fodder

[NOUN]

coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop

soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire

synonyms : cannon fodder

fresh fish

to fodder

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to feed farm animals with any agricultural foodstuff that is specifically for domesticated livestock

Examples

1. Unrestricted submarine warfare, the occupation of Belgium, the execution of Edith Cavell, such events gave fodder for the barbaric images of German soldiers.

2. And in Game 6, Milwaukee's conspiracy theory got a little more fodder.

3. The campaign quickly became fodder for magazine editorials and late-night talk shows.

4. This preference eventually became fodder for criticism.