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Leighton, Revised by Alexander

"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV."


STOITER, the act of staggering.
STOLUM, _s._ as much ink as a pen will hold.
STOOK, STOUK, _s._ a rick of corn consisting of twelve
sheaves.
STOOP, _s._ a post fastened in the earth; a prop; a
support.
STORM-STED, _adj._ stopped on a journey in consequence of
a storm.
STOT, _s._ a young bull.
_To_ STOT, _v. n._ to rebound from the ground as a
ball.
_To_ STOUND, _v. n._ to ache.
STOUP, _s._ a deep and narrow vessel for holding or
measuring liquids.
STOURIE, _adj._ dusty.
_To_ STOVE, _v. a._ to stew.
STOWN, STOWIN, _part pa_. stolen.
STRAIK, STRAKE, _s._ a blow.
STRAND, _s._ a rivulet; a gutter.
STRAPPING, STRAPPAN, _part. adj_. tall and handsome.
STRATH, _s._ a valley of considerable extent.
STRATHSPEY, _s._ an air slower than a reel.
STRAVAIG, _v. n._ to stroll about in an idle manner.
STRAUCHT, _adj._ straight.
STREAMERS, _s. pl._ the Aurora Borealis.
_To_ STREIK, STREEK, _v. a._ to stretch; lay out a
dead body.
STREIN, STREEN, _s._ evening. _The_ _Strein_,
yesternight.
STRIDELEGS, _adv._ astride.
STROUP, STROOP, _s._ the spout of a tea-kettle or pump.
STUDY, STYDDY, _s._ an anvil.
_To_ STUMP, _v. n._ to go about stoutly.
STURDY, _s._ a vertigo; a disease to which black-cattle
and sheep are liable when young.


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