fodder

• Существительное, обозначающее грубый корм для скота, такой как сено или солома, или, в переносном смысле, материал, используемый для определённой цели (например, пушечное мясо, материал для копирайтинга).

A noun referring to coarse food for livestock, such as hay or straw, or figuratively, material used for a particular purpose (e.g., cannon fodder, copy fodder).

uncountable

1. Animal foodB1formal

   Food, especially dried hay or straw, given to horses, cattle, and other livestock.

   Корм для скота

   • The farmer stored enough fodder for the winter.
   • Cattle are fed on hay and other fodder.
   • They bought a truckload of fodder for the sheep.

   Synonymsfeedforageprovender

2. Raw material or sourceB2informal

   Something used to supply or fuel a particular process, activity, or need.

   Материал или источник

   • The scandal provided fodder for the tabloid newspapers.
   • His speech gave the opposition plenty of political fodder.
   • The data served as fodder for the research paper.

   Synonymsammunitionfoodfuelgristmaterialraw materialstuffsupply