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stover¹

  • /ˈstəʊ.və/ UK
  • /ˈstoʊ.vɚ/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun stovers

  1. countable, uncountable Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay. Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, And flat meads thatch'd with stover, them to keep; […]
  2. countable, uncountable Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stovers which protect the soil from erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.

Stover²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Stöver.

proper noun Stovers

  1. A surname from German.

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"stover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stover. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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stover. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stover

Chicago

"stover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stover.

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@misc{stover_2026,
  title = {stover},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stover},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}