fodder - coarse food items (specifically for livestock) composed of total crops or the leaves and stalks of a cereal cropvt (= give food stuff for) person, army ??verpflegen; loved ones ??ernähren; I've 3 hungry mouths to feed ??ich habe drei hungrige Münder zu stopfen (inf); to feed oneself ??sich selbst verpflegen; he feeds himself perfectly ??