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stound definition

stound (sto̵und)

noun

  1. a short time
  2. a pain or pang; shock

Etymology: ME stunde < OE stund, akin to Ger stunde, ON stund, hour, while: for IE base see stand

intransitive verb

Scot., North Eng. to ache or pain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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