stover
[stoh-ver]
- coarse roughage used as feed for livestock.
- stalks and leaves, not including grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum.
- British Dialect. fodder minus the grain portion of the plant.
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Origin of stover
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Historical Examples
Mrs. Stover removed the cork and took an investigating sniff.
The Woman-HatersJoseph C. Lincoln
Mrs. Stover's bulky figure was already on the way to the door of the house.
The Woman-HatersJoseph C. Lincoln
Brown found the little Stover man waiting for him in the kitchen.
The Woman-HatersJoseph C. Lincoln
"Not without a fight, Stover," was Mr. Radbury's firm answer.
For the Liberty of TexasEdward Stratemeyer
On duty at one point was Stover, as alert as though after some big game.
For the Liberty of TexasEdward Stratemeyer
stover
- mainly British fodder
- US cornstalks used as fodder
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Word Origin
C14: shortened from estovers
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