As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
stounds
plural of stound.
stounds
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stound
• Dutsons, stunods
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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.