Hay vs. Stover — What's the Difference?

Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut and dried to be stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for large grazing animals raised as livestock, such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. However, it is also fed to smaller domesticated animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs.

Stover is the leaves and stalks of field crops, such as corn (maize), sorghum or soybean that are commonly left in a field after harvesting the grain. It is similar to straw, the residue left after any cereal grain or grass has been harvested at maturity for its seed.

Grass or other plants, such as clover or alfalfa, cut and dried for fodder.

The dried stalks and leaves of a cereal crop, used as fodder after the grain has been harvested.

(Slang) A trifling amount of money

Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.

To mow and cure grass and herbage for hay.

Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages

To make hay on (a patch of land).

Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.

To make (grass or other plants) into hay.

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

To feed with hay.

(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

(countable) Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.

(slang) Cannabis; marijuana.

A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.

(obsolete) A hedge.

(obsolete) A net placed around the lair or burrow of an animal.

(obsolete) An enclosure, haw.

(obsolete) A circular country dance.

The letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand.

To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.

To lay snares for rabbits.

A hedge.

A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit.

Grass cut and cured for fodder.

To lay snares for rabbits.

To cut and cure grass for hay.

Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder