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_To_ STEIK, STEKE, _v. a._
1. To pierce with a sharp instrument.
_Barbour._
A. S. _stic-an_, Teut _stick-en_, pungere.
2. To st.i.tch, S.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _stick-a_, acu pingere.
3. To fix, to fasten.
_Douglas._
Germ. _steck-en_, Teut. _stick-en_, figere.
~Steik~, ~Steek~, ~Styk~, _s._
1. The act of st.i.tching with a needle, S.
_Ferguson._
2. The threads in sewed work.
_Burns._
3. A small portion of work, S.
_N. Burne._
4. _To the steeks_, completely.
_A. Doug._
To STEIK, _v. a._
1. To shut, to close, S.
_Douglas._
2. To stop, to choke up.
_Barbour._
Teut. _steck-en_, claudere ligneis clavis.
STEIK, _s._ A piece of cloth.
_Acts Ja. V._
A. S. _sticce_, a piece; Su. G. _staeck-a_, decurtare.
STEIKIS, _s. pl._ Money.
_P. 16th Cent._
A. S. _styc_, _styca_, a small bra.s.s coin.
STEIL, _s._ Handle, as, of a plough.
Teut. _steel_, caudex.
STEILBONET, _s._ A kind of helmet.
_Acts Ja. V._
STEILD. _part. pa._ Set.
V. ~Stell~.
STEIN, _s._ A stone.
V. ~Stane~.
STEIN-BITER, _s._ The lump-fish, Orkn.
Sw. _stenbit_, id.
_Stat. Acc._
STEING, _s._ A pole.
V. ~Sting~.
STEINRAW, _s._
