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stover
[ stoh-ver ]
/ ˈstoʊ vər /
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noun
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
1300–50; Middle English; aphetic variant of estover;see estovers
Words nearby stover
stove coal, stove enamel, stovepipe, stovepipe hat, stovepipes, stover, stovetop, stovies, stow, stowage, stowaway
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British Dictionary definitions for stover
stover
/ (ˈstəʊvə) /
noun
mainly British fodder
US cornstalks used as fodder
Word Origin for stover
C14: shortened from estovers
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