stove up
Dialect
- Meaning
- Maine: exhausted, beat up, broken-down.
- Type
- Dialect Word
- Used in
- Maine, New England, Appalachia
What does “stove up” mean
A Down East Maine expression meaning exhausted, sore, or so worn out you can't move — and also applied to objects that are damaged, smashed in, or too old to use. 'After a day haulin' traps I was right stove up.'
Where it's used
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