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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stover \Sto"ver\ (st[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. estoveir, estovoir,
     necessity, provisions, properly an inf., "to be necessary."
     Cf. {Estovers}.]
     Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
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           Where live nibbling sheep,
           And flat meads thatched with stover them to keep.
                                                    --Shak.
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           Thresh barley as yet but as need shall require,
           Fresh threshed for stover thy cattle desire. --Tusser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Stover, MO (city, FIPS 71044)
    Location: 38.44217 N, 92.98974 W
    Population (1990): 964 (465 housing units)
    Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 65078

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Stover, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
     Population (2000):    968
     Housing Units (2000): 498
     Land area (2000):     0.874377 sq. miles (2.264626 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.874377 sq. miles (2.264626 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            71044
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             38.442199 N, 92.989936 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     65078
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Stover, MO
      Stover
  

















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