stound
Americannoun
verb (used with or without object)
noun
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a short while; instant
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a pang or pain
Etymology
Origin of stound
before 1000; (noun) Middle English sto ( u ) nd, Old English stund space of time; cognate with German Stunde, Old Norse stund hour; (v.) Middle English stunden to stay, remain for a stound, derivative of the noun; akin to stand
Example Sentences
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Ye have me made whole and sound, Therefore I will abide with thee in every stound.
From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various
Just after I was put to my prenticeship, having made free choice of the tailoring trade, I had a terrible stound of calf-love.
From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Hardie, Charles Martin
‘Say well’ to silence sometimes is bound; But ‘do well’ is free for every stound.
From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John
Just afterwards I had a terrible stound of calf-love, my first flame being the minister's lassie, Jess, a buxom and forward queen, two or three years older than myself.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
Just after I was put to my prenticeship, having made free p. 21choice of the tailoring trade, I had a terrible stound of calf-love.
From The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself by Moir, David Macbeth
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