Definitions
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- noun A
stake . - noun A
round of aladder . - noun A
stave in the side of a wagon. - noun A large
pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; apoy . - adjective
Tall ;large ;stout . - adjective
Strong ;powerful ;hardy ;robust ;sturdy . - adjective
Bold ;audacious . - adjective
Rough in manner;stern ;austere ;ill-tempered . - adjective (of a voice)
Rough ;hoarse ; deep-toned;harsh . - adjective (of land or cloth)
Stiff ;inflexible . - adverb
Severely ;strongly . - noun obsolete An armed
battle or conflict. - noun obsolete A time of struggle or stress.
- noun now dialectal
Tumult ,commotion ;confusion . - noun dialect A blowing or deposit of dust.
Etymologies
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Greenford at that stour, whereas well-nigh all their fighting-men were lying before the Red Hold as now.
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Less to move around while the builders are here, and less stuff to scrape dust and stour off afterwards.
Archive 2006-08-01 Spinningfishwife 2006
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Less to move around while the builders are here, and less stuff to scrape dust and stour off afterwards.
Fig Rolls and Caffeine Spinningfishwife 2006
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For that Pridam was a passing good knight, and he wounded Sir Bors full evil, and he him again; but ever this Pridam held the stour in like hard.
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And when Sir Tristram departed into the forest Sir Launcelot held alway the stour like hard, as a man araged that took no heed to himself, and wit ye well there was many a noble knight against him.
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And there Sir Priamus slew the Marquis of Moises land, and Sir Gawaine with his fellows so quit them that they had the field, but in that stour was Sir Chestelaine, a child and ward of Sir Gawaine slain, wherefore was much sorrow made, and his death was soon avenged.
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And some other stroke is planned as well, something terrible, something meant to pass unnoticed in the stour that will break out when they attack her.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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And some other stroke is planned as well, something terrible, something meant to pass unnoticed in the stour that will break out when they attack her.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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And some other stroke is planned as well, something terrible, something meant to pass unnoticed in the stour that will break out when they attack her.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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The floor showed signs of a fairly active stour: the dessicated bodies of several Blind Whites and men lay strewn carelessly about, as well as a number of slain bats.
Conan the Indomitable Perry, Steve 1989
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