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.
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.
stoor (comparative stoorer or more stoor, superlative stoorest or most stoor)
Alternative form of stour
• 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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.