stour
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Is stour a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
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What is the meaning of stour?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (now rare outside dialects) Tall; large; stout.dialectalregional
2. (now rare outside dialects) Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.dialectalregional
3. (now rare outside dialects) Bold; audacious.dialectalregional
4. (now rare outside dialects) Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.dialectalregional
5. (now rare outside dialects, of a voice) Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.dialectalregional
6. (now rare outside dialects, of cloth, land, etc.) Inflexible, stiff.Examples: "A fenny gooſe, even as her fleſhe is blacker, ſtoorer, unholſomer, ſo is her feather, for the ſame cauſe, courſer, ſtoorer, and rougher, and therefore I have heard very good fletchers ſay, that the ſecond fether in ſome place is better than the pinion in other ſome."dialectalregionalusually
noun (English)
1. (UK dialectal, Ulster) A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general.UKUlsterdialectal
adv (English)
1. (now chiefly dialectal) Severely; strongly.dialectal
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) An armed battle or conflict.Examples: "Then there began a passyng harde stoure, for the Romaynes ever wexed ever bygger."; "This pair, who past have many a dreadful stour, / And proffer now to prove this venture stout, / Alone to this attempt let them go forth, / Alone than thousands of more price and worth."obsolete
2. (obsolete) A time of struggle or stress.Examples: "Then gan she waile and weepe, to see that woefull stowre."obsolete
3. (now dialectal) Tumult, commotion; confusion.dialectal
Definition source: Wiktionary