Stover

//ˈstoʊ.vɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested wordnet
  3. 3
    Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages countable, uncountable

    "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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Example

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Stöver.

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