stound
stound is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm. [Obs.] Spenser.
- 2.Astonishment; amazement. [Obs.] Spenser. Gay.
- 3.Hour; time; season. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 4.A brief space of time; a moment. [Obs.] Chaucer. In a stound, suddenly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 5.A vessel for holding small beer. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is stound.
- What is a sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm. [Obs.] Spenser called?
- What is astonishment; amazement. [Obs.] Spenser. Gay called?
- What is a brief space of time; a moment. [Obs.] Chaucer. In a stound, suddenly. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
- What is a vessel for holding small beer. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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