
Fother
UK
/ˈfɒðə/
US
/ˈfɑːðər/

Translation of "fother" into Russian
fother
NounUK
/ˈfɒðə/
US
/ˈfɑːðər/
fother
fothers pl
The farmer stored the fother in the barn for the winter.
Фермер хранил фураж в сарае на зиму.
Definitions
fother
NounUK
/ˈfɒðə/
US
/ˈfɑːðər/
A wagonload; a load of any sort.
The farmer brought a fother of hay to the barn.
A unit of weight for lead, usually about 19 hundredweight.
The merchant purchased a fother of lead for the construction project.
Fodder; feed for cattle or other livestock (dialectal or archaic).
The cows munched contentedly on the fresh fother gathered from the meadow.
fother
VerbUK
/ˈfɒðə/
US
/ˈfɑːðər/
To feed or supply (cattle or other livestock) with fodder.
Before nightfall, he fothered the herd with hay cut from the lower field.
To pack or fill a space with a material to stop a leak, especially in a ship.
The crew had to fother the damaged hull to prevent water from flooding the ship.