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Definition of Stoor
1. v. i. To rise in clouds, as dust.
2. a. Strong; powerful; hardy; bold; audacious.
Definition of Stoor
1. Adjective. (context: Now chiefly dialectal) Great; large; strong; mighty. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: Now chiefly dialectal) Stiff; hard; harsh. ¹
3. Adjective. (context: Now chiefly dialectal) (context: of persons) Austere; harsh; severe; violent; turbulent. ¹
4. Adjective. (context: Now chiefly dialectal) (context: of the voice) Harsh; deep-toned. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive UK dialectal) To move; stir. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive UK dialectal) To move actively; keep stirring. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive UK dialectal) To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive UK dialectal) To stir up, as liquor. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive UK dialectal) To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive UK dialectal) To sprinkle. ¹
11. Noun. (context: UK dialectal) Stir; bustle; agitation; contention. ¹
12. Noun. (context: UK dialectal) Dust in motion, hence also dust at rest. ¹
13. Noun. (context: UK dialectal) A gush of water. ¹
14. Noun. (context: UK dialectal) Spray. ¹
15. Noun. (context: UK dialectal) A sufficient quanitiy of yeast for brewing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stoor
1. a battle [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stoor
Literary usage of Stoor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"[stoor, ». A stiff breeze, a strong gale, Moray. Often to stoor tip liquor.
Shell.] [stoor, adv. 1. In a gush, swiftly, ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Old English Language: Compiled from Writings of the XII by Francis Henry Stratmann (1873)
"842; Havel. 2383; stör ant stark chro>. Engl. 464; stoor ... (ki)stor, O.Fr.
estor, estour ? stoor, dour, tumultus, proelium, Flor. 1659; stour Iw. 2633; ..."
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