stound
stound definition
stound (sto̵und)
noun
- a short time
- 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.
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