stulp

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English stulp, stulpe, from Old Norse stólpi (post, pillar), from Proto-Germanic *stulpô (post, pole, pillar), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (to be stiff). Cognate with Icelandic stólpi, Swedish stolpe, Danish stolpe.

Noun

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stulp (plural stulps)

  1. (UK, dialect) A short stout post used for any purpose, such as the marking of a boundary.
    • 1821, John Care, The Village Minstrel: And Other Poems:
      Or 'neath the hazel's leafy thatch, On a stulp or mossy ground

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʏlp

Noun

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stulp f (plural stulpen, diminutive stulpje n)

  1. Alternative form of stolp
  2. hut, shelter