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Jan. 20, 2015

stour \stoor\ noun 1. British Dialect. a. tumult; confusion. b. a storm. 2. British Dialect. blowing dust or a deposit of dust. Quotes Then there began a great stour, and much people was slain; and ever Sir Lancelot did what he might to save the people on King Arthur's party… -- Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, 1485 Origin Stour stems from the Old French word estour which means "battle."

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