stour

adjective

1. (now rare outside dialects) Tall; large; stout.

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

3. (now rare outside dialects) Bold; audacious.

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

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

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

adverb

1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Severely; strongly.

noun

1. A stake.

2. A round of a ladder.

3. A stave in the side of a wagon.

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

5. (obsolete) An armed battle or conflict.

6. (obsolete) A time of struggle or stress.

7. (now dialectal) Tumult, commotion; confusion.

8. (Britain dialectal) A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest.

verb

1. Alternative form of stoor