STIRRER
STIRRER, noun1. One who is in motion.2. One who puts in motion.3. A riser in the morning.4. An inciter or exciter; an instigator.5. A stirrer up, an exciter; an instigator.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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STIRRING
STIRRING, participle present tense Moving; agitating; putting in motion.STIRRING, noun [supra.] The act of moving or putting in motion.
STIRRUP
STIRRUP, noun sturup. [G., step-bow or mounting-bow. The first stirrups appear to have been ropes.] A kind of ring or bending piece of metal, horizontal on one side for receivin...
STIRRUP-LETHER
STIRRUP-LETHER, noun A strap that supports a stirrup.
STITCH
STITCH, verb transitive [G. This is another form of stick.]1. To sew in a particular manner; to sew slightly or loosely; as, to stitch a collar or wristband; to stitch the leave...
STITCH-WORT
STITCH-WORT, noun A plant, camomile. [Latin] A plant of the genus Stellaria.
STITCHED
STITCHED, participle passive Sewed slightly.
STITCHEL
STITCHEL, noun A kind of hairy wool. [Local.]
STITCHER
STITCHER, noun One that stitches.
STITCHERY
STITCHERY, noun Needlework; in contempt.
STITCHFALLEN
STITCHFALLEN, adjective Fallen, as a stitch in knitting. [Not in use.]
STITCHING
STITCHING, participle present tense Sewing in a particular manner; uniting with a needle and thread.STITCHING, noun1. The act of stitching2. Work done by sewing in a particular ...
STITH
STITH, adjective Strong; rigid. [Not in use.]
STITHY
STITHY, noun [supra.]1. An anvil. [Local.]2. A disease in oxen.
STIVE
STIVE, verb transitive [See Stuff and Stew.]1. To stuff up close. [Not in use.]2. To make hot, sultry and close. [Not in use.]
STIVER
STIVER, noun A Dutch coin of about the value of a half-penny sterling, or the cent of the United States. It is also a money of account in Holland and Flanders.
STOAK
STOAK, verb transitive To stop; to choke; in seamens language.
STOAT
STOAT, noun An animal of the weasel king; the ermine. This animal is called stoat when of a reddish color, and ermine when white, as in winter.
STOCAH
STOCAH, noun An attendant; a wallet boy. [Not English nor used.]
STOCCADE
STOCCADE, STOCCADO, n.1. A stab; a thrust with a rapier.2. A fence or barrier made with stakes or posts planted in the earth; a slight fortification. [See Stockade.]
STOCCADO
STOCCADE, STOCCADO noun1. A stab; a thrust with a rapier.2. A fence or barrier made with stakes or posts planted in the earth; a slight fortification. [See Stockade.]
STOCHASTIC
STOCHASTIC, adjective [Gr.] Conjectural; able to conjecture. [Not in use.]
STOCK
STOCK, noun [G., a stem, a staff, a stick, a block. This word coincides with stake, stick, stack; that which is set or fixed.]1. The stem or main body of a tree or other plant; ...
STOCK-DOVE
STOCK-DOVE, noun [stock and dove.] The ring-dove.The stock dove is the wild pigeon of Europe, [Columbus oenas,] long considered as the stock of the domestic pigeon, but now rega...
STOCK-FISH
STOCK-FISH, noun [stock and fish.] Cod dried hard and without salt.
STOCK-GILLYFLOWER
STOCK-GILLYFLOWER, noun A plant, a species of Cheiranthus; sometimes written stock July flower.
STOCK-JOBBER
STOCK-JOBBER, noun [stock and job.] One who speculates in the public funds for gain; one whose occupation is to buy and sell stocks.