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stour
(stour)
Pronunciation:
/stʊə/
(also
stoor
)
noun
[
mass noun
]
Scottish
&
Northern English
dust forming a cloud or deposited in a mass:
demolition stour clung thickly to the walls
Derivatives
stoury
adjective
Origin:
late Middle English: of uncertain origin
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