provender
part of speech
noun (provender – uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) (old-fashioned) Food, especially dry food for horses and farm animals, such as hay and oats. tree →
2) (humorous) Food for people. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means feed for animals, such as straw and fodder for camels and donkeys. Interpretation: Tradition notes Rebekah's kindness to travelers and their animals. It was a sign that she was a fit wife for Isaac. In the primary lessons: An old word that sounds grand and funny; in The Wind in the Willows the animals talk about good provender for a trip, and the horse pulling Toad's caravan needs provender. Today used for fun: «Bring plenty of provender for the picnic!»
examples
- She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.' (Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. (Torah GEN.43.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. (Torah GEN.42.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- They cut his provender in the field; and they despoil the vineyard of the wicked. (Writings JOB.24.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savoury provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. (Prophets ISA.30.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants; there is no want of any thing.' (Prophets JDG.19.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- The farmer stored provender for the horses in the barn. tree →
- The caravan horse needed provender and water. tree →
- «Let's see what provender is in the basket!» said the Rat. tree →
- The army carried provender for the horses. tree →
- We packed plenty of provender for the long walk. tree →
- The stable boy gave the ponies their evening provender. tree →
note
Uncountable. Old-fashioned: in everyday talk say «food» or «fodder».
In the corpora
- She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'
- They cut his provender in the field; and they despoil the vineyard of the wicked.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «provender» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.