stoor
/stɔː//stɔɚ/
noun
- 1
Stir; bustle; agitation; contention.
- 2
A gush of water.
- 3
Spray.
- 4
A sufficient quantity of yeast for brewing.
verb
- 1
To move; stir.
- 2
To move actively; keep stirring.
- 3
To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.
- 4
To stir up, as liquor.
- 5
To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.
- 6
To sprinkle.
adjective
- 1
(now rare outside dialectal) Tall; large; stout.
- 2
(now rare outside dialectal) Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.
“O stronge lady stoor, what doest thou?--Chaucer.”
- 3
(now rare outside dialectal) Bold; audacious.
- 4
(now rare outside dialectal) Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.
- 5
(now rare outside dialectal, of a voice) Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.
- 6
(now rare outside dialectal, of land or cloth) Stiff; inflexible.
- 7
Resolute; unyielding.
“In a stour wise.”
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