stour

/ˈstɔː//ˈstɔɹ/

adjective

  1. 1

    (now rare outside dialectal) Tall; large; stout.

  2. 2

    (now rare outside dialectal) Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.

    “O stronge lady stoor, what doest thou?--Chaucer.”
  3. 3

    (now rare outside dialectal) Bold; audacious.

  4. 4

    (now rare outside dialectal) Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.

  5. 5

    (now rare outside dialectal, of a voice) Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.

  6. 6

    (now rare outside dialectal, of land or cloth) Stiff; inflexible.

  7. 7

    Resolute; unyielding.

    “In a stour wise.”

adverb

  1. 1

    Severely; strongly.

noun

  1. 1

    A stake.

  2. 2

    A round of a ladder.

  3. 3

    A stave in the side of a wagon.

  4. 4

    A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy.

verb

  1. 1

    To move; stir.

  2. 2

    To move actively; keep stirring.

  3. 3

    To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.

  4. 4

    To stir up, as liquor.

  5. 5

    To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.

  6. 6

    To sprinkle.

noun

  1. 1

    An armed battle or conflict.

  2. 2

    A time of struggle or stress.

  3. 3

    Tumult, commotion; confusion.

  4. 4

    A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general.

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