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~Stinger~, _s._ A mender of thatched roofs, S.
~Stingisdynt~, _s._ A stroke with a baton.
_Burr. Lawes._
STINKING-WEED, _s._ Common ragwort, S.
_Lightfoot._
_To_ STYNT, _v. n._ To stop.
_Douglas._
_To_ STIR, _v. a._ To plough slightly.
V. ~Steer~.
STIRK, STERK, _s._
1. A bullock or heifer between one and two years old, S.
_Dunbar._
2. A stupid fellow, S.
_Ramsay._
A. S. _styrc_, _styric_, juvencus, juvenca.
_To_ ~Stirk~, _v. n._ To be with calf, S. B.
STIRKIN, _part. pa._ Wounded, stricken.
_Douglas._
STIRLIN, _s._ A silver coin, apparently ascribed to David I. of Scotland.
V. ~Sterling~.
_Stat. Rob. III._
STIRLING, _s._ The starling, S.
Teut. _sterlinck_, sturnus.
_Lyndsay._
STIRRAH, _s._
1. A stout boy, S.
_Ross._
2. A young fellow.
_Ferguson._
Isl. _strak-r_, pusio, puellus; _smastrak-r_, a boy who is beginning to run.
St.i.tH, STYTH, _adj._
1. Steady, S.
_Barbour._
2. Strong.
_Wyntown._
A. S. _st.i.th_, _styth_, durus, rigidus.
3. Dead, having the stiffness of death, Aberd.
_Ross._
St.i.tHILL, Perh. eagerly.
_Gawan and Gal._
A. S. _st.i.thlice_, strenue.
STIVAGE, _adj._ Stout, fit for work, Aberd.
Perh. q. _stiffish_.
_Gl. s.h.i.+rr._
