stour
\ stoor \ , noun;
1.British Dialect . a. tumult; confusion. b. a storm.
2.British Dialect . blowing dust or a deposit of dust.
3.Archaic . armed combat; battle.
4.British Dialect . a time of tumult.
Quotes:
Then there began a great stour , and much people was slain; and ever Sir Lancelot did what he might to save the people on King Arthur's party…
-- Sir Thomas Malory, "Le Morte d'Arthur ," 1485
Better one hour's stour than a year's peace…
-- Ezra Pound, "Sestina: Altaforte," The English Review , 1909
Origin:
Stour stems from the Old French word estour which means "battle."
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