Stour (?), n. [OF. estour, estor, tumult, combat, of Teutonic origin. See Storm.]
A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.
[Obs.]
Fairfax. "That woeful
stowre."
Spenser.
She that helmed was in starke stours [fierce conflicts].
Chaucer.
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Stour, a. [See Stoor, a.]
Tall; strong; stern.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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