Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stover

/ˈstoʊ.vɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: stover
IPA: /ˈstoʊ.vɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: estovers, estover, Stöver

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstoʊ.vɚ/
British English: /ˈstəʊ.və/

Usage

Inflected Forms

stovers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

straw shaw trash

Rhymes With

over moreover rover dover clover grover drover landrover kovar slover snover

Questions

How do you pronounce stover?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstoʊ.vɚ/.
What does stover mean?: Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
Where does stover come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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