STOUP, _adj._ Stupid.

V. ~Stupe~.

STOUP and ROUP, _adv._ Completely, S. i. e. _stump_ and _rump_.

_Ramsay._

STOUPE, _s._ A prop.

V. ~Stoop~.

STOUR, STOURE, STOWR, STURE, _s._

1. The agitation of any body, the parts of which are easily separable.

_Douglas._

2. Dust in motion, S. p.r.o.n. _stoor_.

_Burns._

3. Used improperly, with respect to dust that is laid, S. A.

_Douglas._

4. The spray driven, in consequence of the agitation of a body of water.

_Douglas._

5. Trouble, vexation. _To raise a stour_, to cause disturbance, S.

_Ross._

6. Battle, fight, S.

_Barbour._

Isl. _styr_, pugna, praelium; O. Fr. _estour_, id.

7. Perilous situation, hardship, S.

_Wallace._

8. Force, violence.

_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._

9. A paroxysm of rage.

_Douglas._

10. Severe reproof, S. B.

_Ross._

A. S. _steore_, reproof, correction.

11. A fright, Dumfr.

Belg. _stoor-en_, Teut. _stoer-en_, A. S. _styr-an_, turbare, E. to _stir_.

~Stourie~, _adj._ Dusty, S.

_To_ ~Stour, Stowre, Stoor~, _v. n._

1. To rise in foam or spray.

_Douglas._

2. To move swiftly, making the dust or water fly about, S.

_Watson._

~Stoor~, _adv._ Avast, get away, S.

STOUR, STOURE, _s._ A stake, a long pole, Dumfr.

_Douglas._

Su. G. Dan. _stoer_, _staur_, id.

STOURNE, _adj._ Stern; used as a s.

A. S. _styrne_, id.

_Sir Gawan._

STOUSSIE, _s._ A strong healthy child, S.

Corr. from _stout_, or Germ. _stutz-en_, to support.

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