About The Word Stour
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Stour
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What's The Definition Of Stour?Synonyms | Synonyms for Stour: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stour: See Also | Stour In Webster's Dictionary \Stour\, n. [OF. estour, estor, tumult, combat, of
Teutonic origin. See {Storm}.]
A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.
[Obs.] --Fairfax. ``That woeful stowre.'' --Spenser.
She that helmed was in starke stours [fierce
conflicts]. --Chaucer.
\Stour\, a. [See {Stoor}, a.] Tall; strong; stern. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] |
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