1) a round of a ladder, a hedge-stake ; also the staves in the side of a wain, in which the eve-rings are fastened, though the large and flat ones are called SLOTES. N.
2) used adjectively, means sturdy, stiff, inflexible, in the South and East.
·noun ·see <<Stour>>, ·noun. II. Stowre ·adj ·see <<Stour>>, ·adj. ...
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