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▪ I. † sture1 Obs. Also 6 stuer, Sc. stuir. [? a. AF. *estuir:—popular L. sturio (nom.); see sturgeon.] A sturgeon.
1456Sir G. Hay Gov. Princes Wks. (S.T.S.) II. 137 The best fische has the maist hard skyn, as is gueddes,..sturis and syk lyke. 1496Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. I. 277 Item, the ix day of Junii, giffin to the man that brocht the sture fra Glasgo, v s. 1585Higins Junius' Nomencl. 64/1 Acipenser,..a stuer or sturgion. 1595Duncan App. Etym. (E.D.S.), Acipenser a fish called the stuir. 1598Florio, Accipensero,..Some take it for the sturgion or elops, or stuer. ▪ II. sture2 Sc. Also 7 stuir, 8–9 stur. Contracted form of stiver. In Shetland used for: A penny.
1493Halyburton Ledger (1867) 6 [He has] 700 ducatis, the quhilk makis 107 crounis and 5 sturis. 1575Reg. Privy Council Scot. II. 473 The Commissaris of Burrowis..hes..grantit to Maister George Halkett, Conservatour of the privilegis of the Scottis natioun in Flanderis, sex sturis of every sek of gudis. 1606in Rec. Convent. Burghs Scot. (1870) II. 227 Frae the merchand tuelf sturis and the skipper and schip thre stuiris for the sek. 1709Lady G. Baillie Househ. Bk. (S.H.S.) 77, 16 gulders 3 sturs. 1892G. Stewart Shetl. Fireside Tales (ed. 2) 252 Some evil thing wi' a face at first da size o' a copper stūr. ▪ III. sture obs. form of steer v., stir, stower. ▪ IV. sture, -ly obs. forms of stour, stourly. |