stover

CEFRB2

/ˈstəʊ.və/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Dried plant material used as animal feed.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname from German.

Examples

  • Stover is the dried stalks and leaves of a crop after harvest.

  • The farmer used dry corn stover as bedding for the cows.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈstoʊ.vɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages

  2. Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.

More examples

In context

  • The farmer used the corn stover as a type of animal feed.

  • Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, And flat meads thatch'd with stover, them to keep; […]

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After the corn harvest, the farmer collected the dry blank to feed the cattle during winter.

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Origin

noun

From Anglo-Norman estovers (“necessities”) via Middle English estover (“allowance”), ultimately from Latin est opus (“there is need”). Compare estover.