n. [ OE. fother, foder, AS. fō&unr_;er a cartload; akin to G. fuder a cartload, a unit of measure, OHG. fuodar, D. voeder, and perh. to E. fathom, or cf. Skr. pātrā vessel, dish. Cf. Fodder a fother. ]
Of dung full many a fother. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
a. [ L. fovere, fotum, to keep warm, to cherish. ] Nourishing. [ Obs. ] T. Carew (1633). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Com.) Seventy pounds of lead.