stour

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

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

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

(now rare outside dialectal) Bold; audacious.

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

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

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

Resolute; unyielding.

“In a stour wise.”

Severely; strongly.

A stake.

A round of a ladder.

A stave in the side of a wagon.

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

To move; stir.

To move actively; keep stirring.

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

To stir up, as liquor.

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

To sprinkle.

An armed battle or conflict.

A time of struggle or stress.

Tumult, commotion; confusion.

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