stover

[ stoh-ver ]

/ ˈstoʊ vər /

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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for stover

Hungerford rose with the stiffness of the night, and coming to Stover, took him by the shoulders.
Stover at Yale|Owen Johnson
"Chump," said Stover, feeling all at once the tightness of his vest.
Stover at Yale|Owen Johnson
The group slowly circulated about the embarrassed Stover, scanning the amazing costume.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
Now, Stover, you're going to have a chance at something big on the football side; but that is not all.
Stover at Yale|Owen Johnson

Stover went back to the stairs and returned noisily At his entrance the crowd sprang up instinctively.
Stover at Yale|Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for stover

stover

/ (ˈstəʊvə) /

noun

mainly British fodder

US cornstalks used as fodder

Word Origin for stover

C14: shortened from estovers

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	stover
释义	stover [ stoh-ver ] / ˈstoʊ vər / 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stover Hungerford rose with the stiffness of the night, and coming to Stover, took him by the shoulders. Stover at Yale\|Owen Johnson "Chump," said Stover, feeling all at once the tightness of his vest. Stover at Yale\|Owen Johnson The group slowly circulated about the embarrassed Stover, scanning the amazing costume. The Varmint\|Owen Johnson Now, Stover, you're going to have a chance at something big on the football side; but that is not all. Stover at Yale\|Owen Johnson Stover went back to the stairs and returned noisily At his entrance the crowd sprang up instinctively. Stover at Yale\|Owen Johnson British Dictionary definitions for stover stover / (ˈstəʊvə) / noun mainly British fodder US cornstalks used as fodder Word Origin for stover C14: shortened from estovers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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