Fother (?), 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.] 1. A wagonload; a load of any sort. [Obs.]
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Of dung full many a fother. Chaucer.
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2. See Fodder, a unit of weight.
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