stound

[ stound, stoond ]

/ staʊnd, stund /

noun

Archaic. a short time; short while.

verb (used with or without object)

Chiefly Scot. to pain; hurt.

Origin of stound

before 1000; (noun) Middle English sto(u)nd,Old English stund space of time; cognate with German Stunde,Old Norse stund hour; (v.) Middle English stunden to stay, remain for a stound, derivative of the noun; akin to stand

Words nearby stound

stotious, stotter, stottie, St.-Ouen, Stoughton, stound, stoup, stour, Stourbridge, Stourhead, stoush

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Example sentences from the Web for stound

"Your father is nothing but an ache and a stound to you, lass," Sim would say in a whimper.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine
I'd be nothing but an ache and a stound to the lass, as I've olas been—nothing but an ache and a stound to them all.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine
I felt a stound of anguish at the words that might in other circumstances have been true but now were so remote from it.
The Shoes of Fortune|Neil Munro
Stound; a stroke that suddenly over-powers and produces faintness.
Letters of Samuel Rutherford|Samuel Rutherford

Suddenly there was a shock and stound all over the vessel, her progress was stopped, and a rocking vibration was felt everywhere.
A Dark Night's Work|Elizabeth Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for stound

stound

/ (staʊnd) /

noun British dialect

a short while; instant

a pang or pain

Word Origin for stound

Old English stund; related to Old High German stunta period of time, hour

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单词	stound
释义	stound [ stound, stoond ] / staʊnd, stund / noun Archaic. a short time; short while. verb (used with or without object) Chiefly Scot. to pain; hurt. Origin of stound before 1000; (noun) Middle English sto(u)nd,Old English stund space of time; cognate with German Stunde,Old Norse stund hour; (v.) Middle English stunden to stay, remain for a stound, derivative of the noun; akin to stand Words nearby stound stotious, stotter, stottie, St.-Ouen, Stoughton, stound, stoup, stour, Stourbridge, Stourhead, stoush Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stound "Your father is nothing but an ache and a stound to you, lass," Sim would say in a whimper. The Shadow of a Crime\|Hall Caine I'd be nothing but an ache and a stound to the lass, as I've olas been—nothing but an ache and a stound to them all. The Shadow of a Crime\|Hall Caine I felt a stound of anguish at the words that might in other circumstances have been true but now were so remote from it. The Shoes of Fortune\|Neil Munro Stound; a stroke that suddenly over-powers and produces faintness. Letters of Samuel Rutherford\|Samuel Rutherford Suddenly there was a shock and stound all over the vessel, her progress was stopped, and a rocking vibration was felt everywhere. A Dark Night's Work\|Elizabeth Gaskell British Dictionary definitions for stound stound / (staʊnd) / noun British dialect a short while; instant a pang or pain Word Origin for stound Old English stund; related to Old High German stunta period of time, hour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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