fother

/F AH1 DH ER0/
verb
  1. 1

    (dialect) To feed animals (with fother).

  2. 2

    (dated, nautical) To stop a leak with oakum or old rope (often by drawing a sail under the hull).

noun
  1. 1

    (historical) A load, a wagonload, especially any various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.

  2. 2

    (dialect) Alternative form of fodder, food for animals. [Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.]