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  • -- The Road is partly cover'd with the dead spines or leaves of the Pines, of a rust colour -- Abundance of the Trees, more particularly the Oaks, have large quantities of a long silver grey colour Moss hanging from the branches, it grows often 3, 4 or 5 feet long and looks like Streamers hanging from the boughs -- This Moss is good food for Cattle, who are generally very fond of it -- In the Winter when Fodder is short the people cut down the Trees cover'd with it for the Cattle to browse.

    Journal of a Tour to North Carolina by William Attmore, 1787 1922

  • It was on a Saturday, January 28, that we took our first load a short half-mile on to the Barrier and left it at a place afterwards known as the Fodder Depôt.

    The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922

  • Fodder is, in agriculture and breeding, a plant, or a mix of plants, cultivated for its vegetative parts.

    Braise The Dog 2009

  • The morning after, Brian itched to play some more Fodder.

    FODDER • by Paul Graham 2010

  • This is especially true during the first week of the Open, when it's Cannon Fodder Central.

    Tennis, Anyone? How About Ouzo Shrimp? Joe Queenan 2011

  • Read today's picture story "Puppy Fodder" in which Braise-The-Dog and I offer up our ears, fingers, and toes to the Puppy Gods ... before they go.

    Braise The Dog 2009

  • Fodder for class discussions could include sourcing materials from foreign countries and negotiating contracts without having an institutional history to leverage for better terms.

    Business-School Bulletin 2011

  • EDF030: Fodder written by Paul Graham read by Matt Cowens “Fodder” was originally published in EDF on January 9, [...]

    FODDER • by Paul Graham 2010

  • To be honest The Dark Knight was the one film this year that really did give me that 'wow' moment (although living in the UK we're only just starting to get most of the 'Oscar Fodder' films).

    GTA IV And The Dark Knight: Films And Games In 2008 SVGL 2009

  • Podcast EDF030: Fodder • written by Paul Graham • read by Matt Cowens | Every Day Fiction - The once a day flash fiction magazine.

    FODDER • by Paul Graham 2010

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