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stour
[ stoor ]
/ stʊər /
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noun
British Dialect.
- tumult; confusion.
- a storm.
British Dialect. blowing dust or a deposit of dust.
Archaic. armed combat; battle.
British Dialect. a time of tumult.
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Origin of stour
1250–1300; Middle English <Old French estour battle <Germanic; akin to storm
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British Dictionary definitions for stour (1 of 2)
stour
Scot stoor (stuːr)
/ (staʊə) /
noun Scot and Northern English dialect
turmoil or conflict
dust; a cloud of dust
Word Origin for stour
C14: from Old French estour armed combat, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sturm storm
British Dictionary definitions for stour (2 of 2)
Stour
/ (staʊə) /
noun
Also called: Great Stour a river in S England, in Kent, rising in the Weald and flowing N to the North Sea: separates the Isle of Thanet from the mainland
any of several smaller rivers in England
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