Standard Lemma guide

stover

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈstəʊ.və/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈstoʊ.vɚ/
  • CMU ARPABET: S T OW1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fodder

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stöver.

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

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: takarmány — coarse fodder for cattle
  • Polish: ściernisko — coarse fodder for cattle
  • Hungarian: kóró — stalks
  • Polish: pędy i liście roślin uprawnych — stalks