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Definition of fodder : 1. A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19 to 24 cwt.; a fother.
2. That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
3. To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.

Synonyms:

sustenance, topic, forage, Cinderella, fresh fish, target, corn, dog biscuit, whipping boy, feedbag, subject, give, victim, subject matter, theme, nutrition, question, fare, toy, diet, viands, victuals, referent, item, sacrificial lamb, bone meal, fishmeal, pawn, plaything, food, aliment, issue, nutriment, birdseed, nourishment, cannon fodder, stooge, pabulum, ground, matter, provender, cud, regimen, feed

grain, hay

Usage examples:

• When corn- fodder is gone, we use green clover, then turnip, cabbage and green rye in turn and then just before a snow storm we cut a large quantity of the frozen rye and pile it up in the shade, where, of course, it will neither heat or thaw. - "Natural and Artificial Duck Culture", James Rankin.
• Are you going to make a race of men on feminine fodder? - "The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner", Charles Dudley Warner.
• The sheep for fodder follow the shepherd, the shepherd for food follows not the sheep: thou for wages followest thy master, thy master for wages follows not thee; therefore, thou art a sheep. - "The Book of Household Management", Mrs. Isabella Beeton.