stound (plural stounds)
(chronology, obsolete or dialectal) An hour.
(obsolete) A tide, season.
(archaic or dialectal) A time, length of time, hour, while.
(archaic or dialectal) A brief span of time, moment, instant.
A moment or instance of urgency; exigence.
(dialectal) A sharp or sudden pain; a shock, an attack.
A stroke or blow (from an object or weapon); (by extension) a lashing; scourging
A fit, an episode or sudden outburst of emotion; a rush.
Astonishment; amazement.
stound (third-person singular simple present stounds, present participle stounding, simple past and past participle stounded)
(obsolete or dialectal, intransitive) To hurt, pain, smart.
(obsolete or dialectal, intransitive) To be in pain or sorrow, mourn.
(obsolete or dialectal, intransitive) To long or pine after, desire.
stound (third-person singular simple present stounds, present participle stounding, simple past and past participle stounded)
(intransitive, obsolete) To stand still; stop.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To stop to listen; pause.
stound (plural stounds)
(UK dialectal) A stand; a stop.
stound (plural stounds)
A receptacle for holding small beer.
• Dutson, donuts, stunod
Source: Wiktionary
Stound, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Astound, Stun.]
Definition: To be in pain or sorrow. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Stound, a. Etym: [See Stound, v. i.]
Definition: Stunned. [Obs.]
Stound, n.
1. A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Astonishment; amazement. [Obs.] Spenser. Gay.
Stound, n. Etym: [AS. stund; akin to D. stond, G. stunde, Icel. stund.]
1. Hour; time; season. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A brief space of time; a moment. [Obs.] Chaucer. In a stound, suddenly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Stound, n. Etym: [Cf. Stand.]
Definition: A vessel for holding small beer. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
