I. sto·ver ˈstōvə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, modification of Anglo-French estovers — more at estovers
1. dialect chiefly England : fodder ; especially : fodder for use in winter
2. : hay , stubble ; especially : the refuse of a field crop (as the stalks and leaves of corn after the ears are harvested) used as feed for cattle
corn stover
sorghum stover
— compare corn fodder
II. stov·er noun
( -s )
Etymology: stove (II) + -er
chiefly Britain : one that stoves ; especially : a worker who tends a drying stove