provender

• These are the priests gathering their various provender, the free gift of every inhabitant of the city. —  THE ENGLISH GOVERNESS AT THE SIAMESE COURT
• We were well stocked with provender, and we had brought all the instruments for the Question with us, in case none could be found locally. —  Asimov'sSF,April-May2008
• I shouldn't feel comfortable getting my step unless you, who deserve it quite as much, obtained yours also As soon as Adair returned on shore, he found that Jos Green and the rest of the party had been arranging to invite the commander and officers of the Romp to a banquet on the island; and a note, couched in the usual formal style, was immediately despatched, a favourable answer being returned But, as to provender--what have we got, Green?" —  The Three Commanders
• As he tramped into the city with a loaf under each arm for provender, a young woman leaning in a doorway laughed at the singular figure. —  A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III (of 4)
• It is the place of deposit for the stores he receives from the coon-hunter On this particular evening he expects something besides provender, and is more than usually anxious about it. —  The Death Shot A Story Retold

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