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_To_ ~Stech~, _v. n._ To gormandize, S.
~Stech~, _s._
1. A heap, or crowd, S. B.
2. A confused ma.s.s, S. B. _stechrie_, id.
3. It often conveys the idea of heat, as connected with that of a crowd, S. B.
_To_ STED, _v. a._
1. To place.
_Wyntown._
2. To establish.
_Wyntown._
Su. G. _stad-ga_, id.
STEDDYNG, _s._
V. ~Stead~.
STEDE, _s._
1. Place.
2. Fute stede, a footstep.
_Douglas._
_To_ STEEK, _v. a._ To shut.
V. ~Steik~.
STEELBOW GOODS, those goods on a farm, which may not be carried off by a removing tenant, as being the property of the landlord, S.
_Erskine._
Corresponding with Alem. _stahline viehe_, q. immoveable goods.
STEEP-GRa.s.s, _s._ b.u.t.terwort, S.
_Lightfoot._
_To_ STEER, STIR, _v. a._
1. To meddle with so as to injure, S.
2. To give ground a slight ploughing, S.
_Stat. Acc._
3. To plough ground a second time, when it is to be ploughed thrice, S.
A. S _styr-ian_, to stir.
STEEVE, _adj._
1. Firm, referring to a bargain, S.
2. Compacted, regarding the frame of an animal, S.
_Burns._
3. Trusty; as, _a steeve friend_, S.
4. Sometimes used for obstinate, S.
Germ. _steif_, firm, stable.
~Stievelie~, _adv._ Firmly, S.
_J. Nicol._
STEY, _adj._ Steep.
V. ~Stay~.
STEIDDIS, _s. pl._ States.
_Dunbar._
Teut. _stad_, _stede_, urbs.
