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stoach, v. dial.|stəʊtʃ| Also 8 stolch, 9 stooch, sto(t)ch. [Of obscure origin: cf. stodge n.] trans. To trample (wet ground) into holes. Also absol. or intr. Comb. stoach-way (see quot. 1853).
1733W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farm. 20 Neither the Turnep, nor artificial Grass will answer, by reason of the Cattles stolching. 1836W. D. Cooper Sussex Gloss. 31 Stoach, to make an impression on wet land, as oxen do in winter. E. 1853Ibid. (ed. 2) 79 Stoache-way, the Channel at low water, which lies between the pier-head and the deep water, running through low sand. So used at Rye Harbour. 1910Kipling Rewards & Fairies 282 The ground about was poached and stoached with sliding hoof-marks. Hence ˈstoachy a., dirty.
1836W. D. Cooper Sussex Gloss. 31 A stoachy road. |