STOOR

Etymology 1

Verb

stoor (third-person singular simple present stoors, present participle stooring, simple past and past participle stoored)

(intransitive, UK dialectal) To move; stir.

(intransitive, UK dialectal) To move actively; keep stirring.

(intransitive, UK dialectal) To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.

(transitive, UK dialectal) To stir up, as liquor.

(transitive, UK dialectal) To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.

(transitive, UK dialectal) To sprinkle.

Noun

stoor (plural stoors)

(UK dialectal) Stir; bustle; agitation; contention.

(UK dialectal) A gush of water.

(UK dialectal) Spray.

(UK dialectal) A sufficient quantity of yeast for brewing.

Etymology 2

Adjective

stoor (comparative stoorer or more stoor, superlative stoorest or most stoor)

Alternative form of stour

Anagrams

• Sorto, Toors, ostro, roost, roots, toros, torso

Source: Wiktionary


Stoor, v. i. Etym: [Cf. D. storen to disturb. Cf. Stir.]

Definition: To rise in clouds, as dust. [Prov. Eng.]

Stoor, Stor, a. Etym: [AS. stor; akin to LG. stur, Icel. storr.]

Definition: Strong; powerful; hardy; bold; audacious. [Obs. or Scot.] O stronge lady stoor, what doest thou Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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