"stover" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstəʊ.və/ [UK], /ˈstoʊ.vɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stover.wav Forms: stovers [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman estovers (“necessities”) via Middle English estover (“allowance”), ultimately from Latin est opus (“there is need”). Compare estover. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|estovers|t=necessities}} Anglo-Norman estovers (“necessities”), {{inh|en|enm|estover|t=allowance}} Middle English estover (“allowance”), {{cog|la|est}} Latin est Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stover (countable and uncountable, plural stovers)
  1. Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (coarse fodder for cattle): takarmány (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-stover-en-noun-UJvC2mFp Disambiguation of 'coarse fodder for cattle': 91 9
  2. Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stover-en-noun-FMfbofIi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80

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