stover

sto·ver

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stoh-ver]
- /ˈstoʊ vər/
- /ˈstovə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stoh-ver]
- /ˈstoʊ vər/

Definitions of stover word

noun stover coarse roughage used as feed for livestock. 1
noun stover stalks and leaves, not including grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum. 1
noun stover British Dialect. fodder minus the grain portion of the plant. 1
noun stover fodder 0
noun stover cornstalks used as fodder 0
noun stover cured stalks of grain, without the ears, used as fodder for animals 0

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Origin of stover

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English; aphetic variant of estover; see estovers

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stover

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stover

stover popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

stover usage trend in Literature

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